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Is there an approved way to clear /var/cups/cache on a Unix system?

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Mar 15, 202631935 views
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My CUPS server has bad, obsolete data in /var/cups/cache. I could just blow away all the files, but I'd like to know if there is a "correct" way to clear the CUPS cache. Man pages and Google have not yielded an answer.

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According to CUPS documentation, the standard config places cache files in /var/spool/cups/cache and print jobs in /var/spool/cups. I'd imagine the best strategy is either of the following: Clear it with specific CUPS commands. Unfortunately there's…

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