High CPU by CUPS "ipp" process in RHEL
Issue
Once in a while a job stays on the queue that causes the system to reach 100% CPU utilization making the system unusable. The particular process is ipp.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.7
- Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 1.4.2
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