how to delete temp files in var/spool/cups?

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sjaeger wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> CUPS-version: 1.3.7
> OS: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.5 (2.6.18-194.el5)
> I am printing huge amount of high resolution printing data. Pdf files with
> 10-20 pages and 100-600 mb.
> 
> I user local raw printer with lpd protocoll to send files to a xerox
> printing server (xerox cx700).
> 
> Cups generates in the spool folder:
> c-Files (history)
> d-Files (jobs)
> and sometimes 000000x-Files
> 
> So one job may generate files like this:
> 0000001 00000002 00000003 0000004 0000005 c00001 d00001
> This can be 2GB!
> 
> 
> cupsconf has:
> PreserveJobHistory On
> PreserveJobFiles Off
> AutoPurgeJobs Yes
> MaxPrinterHistory 0
> 
> 
> c-Files and d-Files will be deleted but the files beginning with 00000*
> not.
> 
> What are these files? How can I delete them  so that my disc space is not
> spiking to 100%?
> 
> 
> Greeting
> sjaeger
I usually use the CUPS web interface to clear all jobs, I think you can also 
selectively delete a completed job also), or you could log in as root and go 
to /var/spool/cups and clear them there, if you need to keep some of them. 
-- 
Russ
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