I wrote: > I'm getting an error trying to print with Fedora 24 x86_64. The syslog > message says, "Job stopped due to filter errors; please consult the > error_log file for details." The CUPS interface on port 631 says, > "Filter failed". The journal doesn't seem to have any useful > information at all. > > But without more details, I'm stuck trying to fix this problem. None > of the files in /var/log/cups have been updated in a year or more. So > just where is this "error_log file"? > > Looking around online, I find a few others reporting a similar problem, > though with a different printer model. But I don't find any answers. If, > after I find the error log, I still can't fix things, I'll send another > message with details about the printer, but that isn't my question just > now. I just want to find the error log. "geo.inbox.ignored" replied: >after checking, this is how you get to logs; > http://localhost:631/ > CUPS for Administrators > cupsd.conf Reference > > http://localhost:631/help/ref-cupsd-conf.html >along right side you will find; > Online Help Documents > References > cupsd.conf > ErrorLog >to have logs created, be sure you have correct levels set; > http://localhost:631/help/ref-cupsd-conf.html#LogLevel Thanks for the reply but that doesn't help. I have logging set to debug but there is no log file, anywhere, and certainly not in the standard location, /var/log/cups. It's not hard to run "find / -name error_log"; I have and the file does not exist. >From the absence of any other responses, I presume no one knows where the error log went. I guess it's time to open Bugzilla. -- Dave Close, Compata, Irvine CA +1 714 434 7359 dave@xxxxxxxxxxx dhclose@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx "Email is the 'file system' for people that aren't geeks. IMAP is NFS for your mom." --Tom Limoncelli -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
