diff -up hplip-2.7.7/base/g.py.no-root-config hplip-2.7.7/base/g.py

--- hplip-2.7.7/base/g.py.no-root-config	2007-06-18 17:56:32.000000000 +0100

+++ hplip-2.7.7/base/g.py	2007-09-25 15:23:23.000000000 +0100

@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ class Config(dict):

         log.debug("Reading config file %s" % filename)

+        if filename.startswith ("/root/") or filename.startswith ("/var/"):

+            # Don't try opening a file in root's home directory.

+            return

+

         try:

             f = file(filename, 'r')

             self.config_obj.readfp(f)

@@ -134,23 +138,25 @@ class Config(dict):

 # Config file: directories and ports

 prop.sys_config_file = '/etc/hp/hplip.conf'

 prop.user_dir = os.path.expanduser('~/.hplip')

-

-os.umask(0037)

-try:

-    if not os.path.exists(prop.user_dir):

-        os.makedirs(prop.user_dir)

-except OSError:

-    pass # This is sometimes OK, if running hpfax: for example

-    

 prop.user_config_file = os.path.join(prop.user_dir, 'hplip.conf')

-if not os.path.exists(prop.user_config_file):

+if (not (prop.user_config_file.startswith ("/root/") or

+         prop.user_config_file.startswith ("/var/")) and

+    not os.getuid () == 0):

+    os.umask(0037)

     try:

-        file(prop.user_config_file, 'w').close()

-        s = os.stat(os.path.dirname(prop.user_config_file))

-        os.chown(prop.user_config_file, s[stat.ST_UID], s[stat.ST_GID])

-    except IOError:

-        pass

+        if not os.path.exists(prop.user_dir):

+            os.makedirs(prop.user_dir)

+    except OSError:

+        pass # This is sometimes OK, if running hpfax: for example

+    

+    if not os.path.exists(prop.user_config_file):

+        try:

+            file(prop.user_config_file, 'w').close()

+            s = os.stat(os.path.dirname(prop.user_config_file))

+            os.chown(prop.user_config_file, s[stat.ST_UID], s[stat.ST_GID])

+        except IOError:

+            pass

 sys_cfg = Config(prop.sys_config_file, True)

 user_cfg = Config(prop.user_config_file)