SOLVED! Just added CUPS PDF Printer but don't know where PDFs are!!

[skunk]

Re: SOLVED! Just added CUPS PDF Printer but don't know where PDFs are!!

And there are no new files in the directory /var/spool/cups-pdf/ANONYMOUS ?

[webheadjunky]

Re: SOLVED! Just added CUPS PDF Printer but don't know where PDFs are!!

No, still empty unfortunately

[skunk]

Re: SOLVED! Just added CUPS PDF Printer but don't know where PDFs are!!

All the cups log files are found to /var/log/cups

Have you looked in /var/log/cups/error_log and/or /var/log/cups/cups-pdf_log to see if any errors are reported?

[The Liquidator]

Re: SOLVED! Just added CUPS PDF Printer but don't know where PDFs are!!

Hi

You have modified the title to solved. Can you say how you did it so that it may help others?

Thanks

ian

[GreyGeek]

Re: SOLVED! Just added CUPS PDF Printer but don't know where PDFs are!!

A word about using "locate"...

locate is a powerful tool for locating files and folders using even a fragment of the name. BUT, if the file you are looking for has just been found created "locate" may not see it until its database is updated. There is a cron script which does this once a day, unless you are on battery or the lock file exists. So, the chances of "locate" actually locating a newly created *.PDF file is nearly zero. Here's how you over come that daily limitation: open konsole and issue

sudo updatedb

It shouldn't take more than a few seconds, and after it is done you can do a locate and any freshly minted files or folders will appear in your listing.

[webheadjunky]

Re: SOLVED! Just added CUPS PDF Printer but don't know where PDFs are!!

I just wanted to print PDFs and thought I needed to add a CUPS-PDF Printer to do that. You have shown me a way to do that via the print to file option which lets me get my PDFs. However, technically, I suppose the issue with the specific CUPS-PDF printer remains unresolved

Appreciate you guys are busy so I marked it solved in that I am now able to print PDFs.

Sorry for the confusion.

Re logs:

Here's an extract from the error log which is rather full:
E [02/Mar/2010:14:10:00 +0000] [Job 22] Stopping job because the sheduler could not execute the backend.
E [02/Mar/2010:14:27:48 +0000] Unable to remove temporary file "/var/spool/cups/tmp/.hplip" - Is a directory
E [02/Mar/2010:14:34:16 +0000] Unable to execute /usr/lib/cups/backend/cups-pdf: insecure file permissions (0106700)
E [02/Mar/2010:14:34:16 +0000] [Job 23] Stopping job because the sheduler could not execute the backend.
E [02/Mar/2010:14:37:45 +0000] Unable to execute /usr/lib/cups/backend/cups-pdf: insecure file permissions (0106700)
E [02/Mar/2010:14:37:45 +0000] [Job 24] Stopping job because the sheduler could not execute the backend.
E [02/Mar/2010:14:58:06 +0000] cupsdReadClient: 20 IPP Read Error!
E [02/Mar/2010:14:58:36 +0000] cupsdReadClient: 20 IPP Read Error!
E [02/Mar/2010:14:59:04 +0000] Unable to execute /usr/lib/cups/backend/cups-pdf: insecure file permissions (0106700)
E [02/Mar/2010:14:59:04 +0000] [Job 25] Stopping job because the sheduler could not execute the backend.
E [02/Mar/2010:14:59:35 +0000] Unable to execute /usr/lib/cups/backend/cups-pdf: insecure file permissions (0106700)
E [02/Mar/2010:14:59:35 +0000] [Job 26] Stopping job because the sheduler could not execute the backend.
E [02/Mar/2010:15:02:56 +0000] cupsdReadClient: 18 IPP Read Error!
E [02/Mar/2010:15:03:19 +0000] cupsdReadClient: 18 IPP Read Error!
E [02/Mar/2010:15:16:34 +0000] Unable to execute /usr/lib/cups/backend/cups-pdf: insecure file permissions (0106700)
E [02/Mar/2010:15:16:34 +0000] [Job 27] Stopping job because the sheduler could not execute the backend.
E [02/Mar/2010:15:18:39 +0000] Unable to remove temporary file "/var/spool/cups/tmp/.hplip" - Is a directory
E [02/Mar/2010:15:20:54 +0000] Unable to execute /usr/lib/cups/backend/cups-pdf: insecure file permissions (0106700)
E [02/Mar/2010:15:20:54 +0000] [Job 28] Stopping job because the sheduler could not execute the backend.
E [02/Mar/2010:15:26:16 +0000] cupsdReadClient: 18 IPP Read Error!
E [02/Mar/2010:15:36:48 +0000] Unable to remove temporary file "/var/spool/cups/tmp/.hplip" - Is a directory
E [02/Mar/2010:15:39:34 +0000] Unable to execute /usr/lib/cups/backend/cups-pdf: insecure file permissions (0106700)
E [02/Mar/2010:15:39:34 +0000] [Job 29] Stopping job because the sheduler could not execute the backend.

The cups-pdf log file is empty

Cheers
Raaj

[BigCityCat]

Re: SOLVED! Just added CUPS PDF Printer but don't know where PDFs are!!

I have had this problem. The way I solved it was create a folder named PDF in my home directory and it automatically starts saving then there.

[oshunluvr]

Re: SOLVED! Just added CUPS PDF Printer but don't know where PDFs are!!

Odd because when I set up the PDF printer - it created that exact directory for me...

/home/<USERNAME>/PDF