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Chapter 11. Accessing the CUPS logs in the systemd journal

By default, CUPS stores log messages in the systemd journal. This includes, error messages, access log entries, and page log entries.

Prerequisites

Procedure

  • Display the log entries:

    • To display all log entries, enter: 

      # journalctl -u cups
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    • To display the log entries for a specific print job, enter: 

      # journalctl -u cups JID=<print_job_id>
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    • To display log entries within a specific time frame, enter: 

      # journalectl -u cups --since=<YYYY-MM-DD> --until=<YYYY-MM-DD>
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      Replace YYYY with the year, MM with the month, and DD with the day.

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