System Administration Guide: Advanced Administration

LP Print Service Log Files

The LP print service maintains two sets of log files described in the following table.

Log File Name 

Description 

syslogd(1M)

Set lpr.debug in /etc/syslog.conf to enable LP print service logging

/var/spool/lp

A list of current requests that are in the print queue 

/var/lp/logs/requests

An ongoing history of print requests