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Cups needs to write in /etc/cups #170

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The following tmpfiles line adds the files for cups, but the directory needs to be writeable to add network printers

# CUPS is pulled in by GNOME, and fails if the configs are not there
L? /etc/cups

E [15/Jun/2026:13:32:21 +0200] Unable to create "/etc/cups/printers.conf.N": Read-only file system
E [15/Jun/2026:13:33:39 +0200] Unable to create "/etc/cups/ppd/Canon_TS8350.ppd.N": Read-only file system
E [15/Jun/2026:13:33:39 +0200] Canon_TS8350: Unable to create PPD for printer: Read-only file system
E [15/Jun/2026:13:33:39 +0200] [Client 191] Returning IPP server-error-device-error for CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer (ipp://localhost/printers/Canon_TS8350) from localhost.
E [15/Jun/2026:13:34:07 +0200] Unable to create "/etc/cups/printers.conf.N": Read-only file system

Not sure how to best work around it here

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  1. linux-universe commented on Jun 27, 2026

    @linux-universe
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    changing it to C should work

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