[cups] Can't print to a local HP LaserJet

Ken Wright wizard at koalatyworks.com
Thu Mar 19 12:49:39 PDT 2020


On 3/19/20 3:20 PM, Johan Bengtsson wrote:
> Well it's hard to see what could be wrong.
> I would delete the AllowUser... lines, change the ErrorPolicy to
> retry-job.
>
> What does:
> lpstat -t
>
> print?
kwright at xxxxx:~$ lpstat -t
scheduler is running
system default destination: HP_LaserJet_M14-M17
device for HP_LaserJet_M14-M17:
usb://HP/LaserJet%20M14-M17?serial=VNB3R14066
device for PDF: cups-pdf:/
HP_LaserJet_M14-M17 accepting requests since Tue 10 Mar 2020 08:10:18 PM UTC
PDF accepting requests since Sat 07 Mar 2020 01:07:07 PM UTC
printer HP_LaserJet_M14-M17 disabled since Tue 10 Mar 2020 08:10:18 PM UTC -
    Rendering completed
printer PDF is idle.  enabled since Sat 07 Mar 2020 01:07:07 PM UTC
HP_LaserJet_M14-M17-33  kwright           1024   Tue 10 Mar 2020
07:53:02 PM UTC
HP_LaserJet_M14-M17-34  kwright           1024   Wed 11 Mar 2020
05:16:49 PM UTC
HP_LaserJet_M14-M17-35  unknown           1024   Fri 13 Mar 2020
10:44:09 AM UTC

>
> Try:
>
> cupsenable HP_LaserJet_M14-M17
kwright at xxxxx:~$ cupsenable HP_LaserJet_M14-M17
cupsenable: Operation failed: client-error-forbidden
kwright at xxxxx:~$ sudo cupsenable HP_LaserJet_M14-M17
cupsenable: Operation failed: client-error-not-authorized
> cupsaccept HP_LaserJet_M14-M17

Ran with no errors.

I also tried sudo systemctl start cupsd and got "cupsd.service not
found."  Have I misinstalled CUPS in some way?

Ken




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