Does CUPS keep the PS files it generates for printing?
Brett Ussher
breusshe at hotmail.com
Tue May 19 17:06:11 PDT 2009
> Brett Ussher wrote:
> > I need to get hold of one of the postscript files that I've printed
> > (not anyone in particular, just need one for troubleshooting an
> > unrelated issue). I'm wondering if CUPS keeps a copy of the files it
> > has printed. I found /var/spool/cups, but that only seems to have
> > the log of the job that was printed, not the job itself. Is there a
> > place I can look or do I need to enable some setting to make CUPS
> > store the PS files for a bit?
>
> You won't have the printer-ready PostScript there, but if you turn
> the "PreserveJobFiles" option in cupsd.conf on, e.g.:
>
> cupsctl PreserveJobFiles=Yes
>
> then the "d" files will still be around.
>
> --
> ______________________________________________________________________
> Michael Sweet, Easy Software Products mike at easysw dot com
Is there a way to get the printer-ready PS files? The problem is we have a system that parses the postscript file as it heads to the printer and determines pricing based on information it derives from it. We're having a pricing issue and need to see the actual postscript that is being sent to the printer in order to troubleshoot it.
Thanks!
Brett Ussher
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