Ubuntu 22.04 (wayland), CUPS 2.4.1, hplip is not installed (does that matter???).
I keep getting error messages relating to CUPS and hpfax that I don't understand.
In /var/log/cups/error_log, here is an example of the messages I'm getting:
E [04/Jan/2023:07:40:23 -0600] [cups-deviced] PID 1741 (hpfax) stopped with status 1! E [04/Jan/2023:07:40:34 -0600] [Client 6] Unable to encrypt connection: Error in the push function. E [04/Jan/2023:07:40:44 -0600] [Client 9] Unable to encrypt connection: Error in the push function. E [04/Jan/2023:07:40:54 -0600] [Client 12] Unable to encrypt connection: Error in the push function. E [04/Jan/2023:07:41:05 -0600] [Client 13] Unable to encrypt connection: Error in the push function.
And here is what keeps showing up in /var/crash/_usr_lib_cups_backend_hpfax.0.crash:
`
PythonArgs: ['/usr/lib/cups/backend/hpfax']
Traceback:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/cups/backend/hpfax", line 83, in
from base.g import *
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'base.g'
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/cups/backend/hpfax", line 89, in
bug("Error importing HPLIP modules: %s\n" % (pid, e))
TypeError: not all arguments converted during string formatting
UserGroups: N/A
`
I have two HP printers attached to this computer, as far as I can tell I am able to use them as I wish. But I keep getting these error messages, and:
- They're an annoyance; and far more importantly,
- Something is clearly wrong, I'd like to have a properly working system.
Looking for help:
A) What are these messages telling me?
B) What is the problem?
C) How do I fix the problem?
Thanks in advance.
