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Viewing Print Service and Queue Logs

Print service keeps two kinds of logs:  a print service log and individual print queue logs. The print service log records events such as when print service is started and stopped and when a print queue is put on hold. Print queue logs record information such as which user submitted a job and the size of the jobs.

You can view the print service logs using Server Admin.

1. In Server Admin, select Print in the Computers & Services list.
2. Click Logs, then choose a log from the Show pop-up menu.

The Print Service Admin log (PrintService_admin.log) records print service administrative actions performed using Server Admin or the serveradmin command-line tool. This log is located in /Library/Logs/PrintService.

Job logs are named after their queues (for example, PrintService.myqueue.job.log). Archived logs have the archive date appended (for example, PrintService.myqueue.job.log.20021231).

You can also view the logs by using the cat or tail command in Terminal. For more information, see the print service chapter of the command-line administration guide.