Overview

Procedure

Open the
Terminal
, type
cd /tmp/
and press
Enter
to go to the tmp folder.
Create a test file while in the
tmp
directory. To do so, type:
vi filename.txt
(for example,
vi jobfile.txt
)
Reopen the
Terminal
, and type the following:
cd /etc/cups

and press

Enter

to open the

cups

folder

sudo vim cups-files.conf

and press

Enter

to open

cups-files.conf

file
In the
cups-files.conf
file, find the line
#FileDevice No
, remove the
#
symbol from the start of the line, and replace
No
with
Yes
. Then save the file and exit.
Open a web browser and type
localhost:631
to open the
CUPS
web page.
Go to
Administration
tab >
Server
>
Edit Configuration File
.
In the second line, type
FileDevice Yes
and save changes.
Enter
username
and
password
, if prompted. The Server
restarts automatically
. This allows the CUPS scheduler to create a
job file
in File Device.
Reopen a web browser and type
localhost:631
to reopen the CUPS web page. Then go to
Printers
and select the printer (for example, MS610).
Click the
Administration
drop-down, and select
Modify Printer
.
Enter
username
and
password
, if prompted.
The
Modify
menu opens. Select
Internet Printing Protocol
(
ipp
) option, and click
Continue
.
Type
file:/tmp/jobfile.txt
in the
Connection
text box, and click
Continue
.
The printer prints to a text file which is called the
job file
.
Do
not
change any other options. Click
Modify Printer
.
Clicking Modify Printer
restarts
cups.
Go to
Printers
tab, click the
Maintenance
drop down, and select
Print Test Page
. Check if a job file is created in the
file:/tmp/jobfile.txt
location.
Print the actual job.