Printing is the writing of data in a human-readable format onto durable media such as paper.
Printing is the writing of data in a human-readable format onto durable media such as paper.
Questions tagged [printing]
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printer settings import not working as system account
I'm trying to import the settings for printers via SCCM that runs installations in the system account.
Manually as User with Administrator rights, it's working as expected.
Manually as system account or over SCCM, it's not working.
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Program started with Task Scheduler could not open my Printer
I have a C# program that executes some commands that generates a pdf and print it to a printer. The printer is hosted in a print server, so the way I accessed the printer is through my app config. (\Print Server Name\Printer Name)
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What is the current state of the art way to share printers from Linux with Windows clients
TLDR: What driver should I use in Windows (10/11) to connect to CUPS? Alternatively: What is a better way to print from Windows clients to a Linux server?
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I'm currently having an Ubuntu 18.04 samba domain member (obviosly to be upgraded) with…
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Roll back HP Universal Print Driver
I recently installed the latest PostScript HP Universal Print Driver on my Windows print server, but it turned out that the driver was buggy. I reverted the server virtual machine to a snapshot taken before the upgrade, so the server is fine. Some…
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How do I edit a PPD file for CUPS?
I have a networked printer (Canon iP8720) and it mostly works just fine out of the box with CUPS on Kubuntu 22.10. However the printer is capable of borderless printing, higher resolution than the 600dpi it's presently limited to, and a few other…
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The printer edits are cut off at the top and bottom after upgrade cups to 2.2.6 with Postscript source
The background, we're upgrading a technical platform for our ERP that sends postscript editions in A4.
Our old cups --> Redhat 6.1 / Cups 1.4.2 / Foomatic 4.0.4
New platform --> OL 8.7 / Cups 2.2.6 / Foomatic 4.0.12
We use the same driver for all…
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How to monitor and copy CUPS spool data and copy files to run a script?
Broad problem: access cups spool data as common user
In a store, at the sales desk, we have a software that generates bills as PDF files, which the cashier prints for the customers. I do not have access to the database where these PDF files are…
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Unable to install printer driver using pnputil
I am trying to install multiple printers on a print server, however before that as a pre-requisite I have to add the printer drivers for which I am performing below steps but I am unable to view the correct driver under Get-PrinterDriver commandlet.…
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Printer mapping takes 20 minutes
I work for an MSP. One of my customers has a setup that looks vaguely like this:
The "source of truth" for their users is an on-premise Active Directory domain
They sync their users from the on-prem AD to Azure AD
All of their "on-premise" servers…
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A hospital WiFi network is stopping a PC from finding a printer. Will another router fix it?
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I have a quadriplegic client who lives in a hospital (long-term living) and has his own room. He has a laptop running Windows 11 and an HP printer. The hospital provides WiFi for the residents, but I believe it's a bit more locked…
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Printer Point and Print restriction GPO not working
As a fix for the Print Nightmare, I've disabled the need for administrator privileges to install print drivers (this is working). This is effectively the same as exposing oneself to the Print Nightmare exploit. Which is why I want to "whitelist"…
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Memory limit of LaserJet Printers: stick to the spec or okay to surpass memory size when choosing Memory Expansion modules?
This is a technical question about what would happen if one adds a 512MB memory expansion module to the HP Color LaserJet CP5225, or any other recent current modern Laserjet, while the manual states that the maximum supported memory module size is…
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Detect printer in VPN client
The problem is based on a simple restriction:
The server which holds the business logic is not connected with the printer in the same network. The printer is located in another network which does not have the possibility to expose a public IP.
The…
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Docker-Compose Logs From Interval Process are Queued?
I've got a Docker Container setup that includes two python programs running at the same time.
Process A is a web server supported by flask that selects data from an SQLITE DB and puts it on a static page
Process B is a program which retrieves data…
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Print spooler needs monthly restart
I've got a print server that manages a few printers of the same model.
Every few weeks a printer will refuse to print until the print spooler service is restarted. It doesn't seem to be a problem with the job as it usually prints fine on one of the…
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