CUPS printers are frequently stopped with the message "connecting to printer" in RHEL
Issue
- Why does CUPS frequently stop printing with message "connecting to printer..." in the printer status message.
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We are facing issue in printing on some print queues. Please find the
lpstat -poutput below:printer pr21 now printing pr1-214. enabled since Tue Dec 9 14:46:24 2014 Connecting to printer...
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.4
- Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 1.4.2
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