[Pkg-cups-devel] Bug#510634: Bug#510634: cups doesn't allow introspection in dbus config file

[Matthew Johnson]

On Mon Mar 23 17:12, Martin Pitt wrote:
> Hello Matthew,
> 
> Matthew Johnson [2009-03-23 15:14 +0000]:
> > It should have working introspection so that clients can wont out what
>                                                            ^^^^
> This is "find", I presume.

Um... yes (-:

> > Signals are all declared in an interface and emitted from an object.
> 
> That's what I meant, there is nothing to query *against*. cupsd does
> not provide any d-bus object. It opens the bus, fires the signal, and
> tears it down again. It's really very primitive.
> 
> So with no d-bus service being present, I still don't see a way how to
> write a policy for it?

I see, well, that's a bug which should be sent upstream. At the moment
then it makes little difference as you say. When/if upstream have a
valid dbus implementation though, there should also be a policy file
which allows it.

The reason for filing the bug in the first place is that this is a
change in behaviour caused in the process of fixing a security issue.

Matt


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Matthew Johnson
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