Tahoe 26.4 network printer issue

After Tahoe 26.4 network printers just stop working, the jobs fail without really processing at all. /private/var/log/cups error log shows either "Aborting job because it has no files" or "Returning IPP client-error-bad-request for Send-Document"


Can get it working again by readding the driver and printer after resetting the printing system and then going to /Library/Printers/PPDs/Contents/Resources and deleting all files in there.

But then after a restart it just happens again with the same behaviour.


So far I have tried:

  • Replacing .gz file in /Library/Printers/PPDs/Contents/Resources after problem has happened.
  • Adding new printer with replaced .gz file without resetting the printing system.
  • Terminal commands for renaming /etc/cups/cupsd.conf and /etc/cups/cupsd.conf.default


Posted on Apr 16, 2026 4:32 AM

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Apr 17, 2026 10:38 AM in response to sam473

sam473 wrote:

After Tahoe 26.4 network printers just stop working, the jobs fail without really processing at all. /private/var/log/cups error log shows either "Aborting job because it has no files" or "Returning IPP client-error-bad-request for Send-Document"

Can get it working again by readding the driver and printer after resetting the printing system and then going to /Library/Printers/PPDs/Contents/Resources and deleting all files in there.
But then after a restart it just happens again with the same behaviour.

So far I have tried:
Replacing .gz file in /Library/Printers/PPDs/Contents/Resources after problem has happened.
• Adding new printer with replaced .gz file without resetting the printing system.
• Terminal commands for renaming /etc/cups/cupsd.conf and /etc/cups/cupsd.conf.default


Maybe you can paint a bigger picture—


This is local Network or Remote connection...?


So this is some work environment when you say Network"printers"....(?)


You do not mention what exact Printers are involved here..brand name, more than one?


Are you using the "new" Application/Utilities/Print Center.app ? This is unclear with all the trickery you mention

ref: Manage printers and print jobs with Print Center on Mac



Are you using the CUPs GUI interface through a browser? copy & paste: http://localhost:631


ref: Solve printing problems on Mac - Apple Support


ref: https://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=search&src=support_book_topic&locale=en_GB&bookid=e6c98c6cc7e83b9388a5dbf2a3d5b0f5&rurl=https%3A%2F%2Fsupport.apple.com%2Fen-gb%2Fguide%2Fmac-help%2Fmh43558%2Fmac&title=Mac+User+Guide&query=print


A more conventional approach:


>Systems Settings>Printers & Scanners


>System Setting>Privacy and Security>Local Network> Enable Print&Scan (?)




Apr 20, 2026 2:18 AM in response to leroydouglas

Yes so work network printers, I am adding them directly with IP address via LPD. We have a few different printers but so far the same issue happens for all of them. Sharp 3061, Ricoh C5510 & C5504 and then Epson SC-P5000.


In the Print Centre the job shows up very briefly saying "incoming" in the print queue and disappears and nothing happens.


I can see jobs in the CUPS GUI saying "failed" and then those error lines in the error log. I'm not sure what else to check

Tahoe 26.4 network printer issue

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