Printing Interface Scripts No Longer Supported in RHEL 8
Issue
- RHEL 8 no longer support System V interface scripts.
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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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