Printing With CUPS in Solaris 11
(Doc ID 1439667.1)
Last updated on NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Applies to:
Solaris Operating System - Version 11.0 and laterOracle Solaris on x86-64 (64-bit)
Oracle Solaris on SPARC (64-bit)
Purpose
This document explains functionality and troubleshooting of Printing with CUPS in Solaris 11.
IMPORTANT - See Doc ID 2664326.1 for updated information about changes to printing software in Solaris 11.4 SRU 21 and higher.
Troubleshooting Steps
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In this Document
| Purpose |
| Troubleshooting Steps |
| Check installed print/cups package version |
| Check most recent available solaris/print/cups package versions |
| Check available CUPS software packages |
| Compatibility/Patches |
| Software Compatibility Matrix |
| Configuration |
| FAQ |
| How Can I Print or Disable a Banner Page? |
| How can I get possible options for a certain queue ? |
| Does CUPS support looking up print queues in a central LDAP/NIS repository like in Solaris 10 ? |
| Solaris 11, CUPS - How To Print ISO8859 text |
| How to set/check the default queue in CUPS |
| CUPS lp(1) examples |
| CUPS lpstat(1) examples |
| Where is the location of CUPS log files |
| Log levels of logging for the error_log file |
| How can I print PDF files in CUPS |
| Which directives are understood by cupsd ? |
| Information Gathering |
| Installation |
| Useful examples of cupsctl (1M) |
| Setting of ErrorPolicy |
| Troubleshooting |
| - check queue with lpstat |
| - set LogLevel parameter in /etc/cups/cupsd.conf |
| - check content of /etc/cups and /var/log/cups |
| - check entries in /etc/cups/printers.conf |
| - check spool directory /var/spool/cups/ |
| - clear spool directory /var/spool/cups/ |
| - use telnet to determine whether the print-server is listening on port 631 (IPP) or port 515 (lpd) |
| - use snoop(1M) to capture network traffic |
| - use DTrace scripts in directory /usr/dtrace/DTT/ to monitor processes while printing |
| - use commandline to install a CUPS printer |
| - use commandline to print to a remote queue of other CUPS server without adding the printer via GUI or lpadmin (ad-hoc queue) |
| - use lpstat to show all printers of the local Solaris 11 system |
| - use lpinfo to show all model PPDs on the local Solaris 11 system |
| - use the -v option with the lpinfo(8) command to get a list of supported device URIs and schemes |
| - consider to create a test-queue print to a File Device for troubleshooting purpose |
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