Page_log Blank

Helge Blischke h.blischke at srz.de
Tue Jun 14 03:19:43 PDT 2005


Chris Slack wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I've recently began attempting to use CUPS along with samba to migrate my primary printserver off of an old RH 7.1 system to RH ES4.  At this point printing appears to be working fine but my page_log file has nothing being reported in it.  Is there something I'm doing wrong here, or am I missing something?
> 
> I am using:
> 
>   CUPS v 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6
>   samba v 3.0.10-1.4E
>   cups-samba v 5.0rc3 Driver
>   HP LaserJet 2200 PPD
> 
> Below is a copy of the relevant section from my error_log:
> 
> I [13/Jun/2005:18:23:05 +0000] Adding start banner page "none" to job 22.
> I [13/Jun/2005:18:23:05 +0000] Adding end banner page "none" to job 22.
> I [13/Jun/2005:18:23:05 +0000] Job 22 queued on 'DeckOffice' by 'slackc'.
> I [13/Jun/2005:18:23:05 +0000] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstops (PID 28564) for job 22.
> I [13/Jun/2005:18:23:05 +0000] Started filter /usr/lib/cups/filter/foomatic-rip (PID 28565) for job 22.
> I [13/Jun/2005:18:23:05 +0000] Started backend /usr/lib/cups/backend/socket (PID 28566) for job 22.
> 
> Any help here would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Chris Slack

As you printer's PPD contains a *cupsFilter: "..." line (as is by design when using foomatic-rip),
the pstops filter skips emitting the page log messages. It assumes that the PPD specified filter
does the page accounting.

Helge

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