Printing Interface Scripts No Longer Supported in RHEL 8

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • RHEL 8 no longer support System V interface scripts.
  • When adding a new printer:

    #  lpadmin -p HPL -E -v socket://HPL -i /usr/lib/custom/script
    lpadmin: Unable to open PPD "/usr/lib/custom/script": Missing asterisk in column 1 on line 2.
    lpadmin: Bad PPD file.
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8
  • Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 2.2.6

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