Reuben D. Budiardja wrote: > So I couldn't figure out what keeps changing the files. Am I not supposed to > edit the file directly, or am I missing something else here ? You have system-config-printer package installed. Which believes it has complete control over Cups configuration. Each time cups package is updated, it will use system-config-printer to regenerate configuration file, overwriting your changes. Some other processes may trigger it too. If you are manually setting Cups configuration, simply deinstall system-config-printer and all should be fine. If you are using GUI, don't touch the files with vi editor.