CUPS error in RHEL: Unable to locate printer ""

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

Print jobs are failing with the following messages in the CUPS Error Log:

I [24/Apr/2022:10:56:59 -0500] [Job 9] Unable to locate printer "".
I [24/Apr/2022:10:56:59 -0500] [Job 9] Canceling stuck job after 10800 seconds.

Environment

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

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