PDF Documents Fail To Print in RHEL
Issue
PDF files are failing to print on with the following errors:
D [07/Nov/2022:10:17:04 -0600] [Job 63] Started filter pdftops (PID 32453)
D [07/Nov/2022:10:17:04 -0600] [Job 63] Started filter pstops (PID 32454)
D [07/Nov/2022:10:17:04 -0600] [Job 63] Syntax Warning: May not be a PDF file (continuing anyway)
D [07/Nov/2022:10:17:04 -0600] [Job 63] Syntax Error (2312): Illegal character '{'
D [07/Nov/2022:10:17:04 -0600] [Job 63] Syntax Error (2321): Illegal character '}'
D [07/Nov/2022:10:17:04 -0600] [Job 63] Syntax Error: Couldn't find trailer dictionary
D [07/Nov/2022:10:17:04 -0600] [Job 63] Syntax Error: Couldn't find trailer dictionary
D [07/Nov/2022:10:17:04 -0600] [Job 63] Syntax Error: Couldn't read xref table
D [07/Nov/2022:10:17:04 -0600] [Job 63] PID 32453 (pdftops) stopped with status 1!
D [07/Nov/2022:10:17:04 -0600] [Job 63] The print file is empty.
D [07/Nov/2022:10:17:04 -0600] [Job 63] PID 32454 (pstops) stopped with status 1!
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.9
- Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 1.6.3
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