Unable to print to HP printer in RHEL

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Issue

We are unable to print to an HP printer. The job is accepted, but nothing comes out of the printer, and the job isn't in the queue.

    # lpr -pPR0198 /root/printtext.txt
    # lpq PR0198
    STOPRT005M is ready
    no entries

Environment

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

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