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Printer Queue does not open in High Sierra

Reposting this question since I have not found any solution yet. My print queue no longer shows up for my installed printers. I tried reseting the print system and this does not fix the problem. I signed out and then signed back in as Guest and the print queue works properly in Guest mode. The printers otherwise work properly. I ran the Disk Utility in case there was something fouled up on the disk but this did not recover the print queue. Can anyone offer any advice on how to go about fixing my problem? Is there a terminal command that will open the Printer Queue? Running OS X 10.13.6. Thanks.

Mac Pro, macOS High Sierra (10.13.6)

Posted on Sep 7, 2018 7:49 AM

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Posted on Sep 7, 2018 9:30 AM

You say you have reset the printing system, which means that you must have then manually added the printers again.

I'd try restarting in Safe Mode, and testing.

If it works in Safe Mode, restart again normally, and see if this fixed it.

If it works in Safe Mode, but not when booted normally, there is probably some software running in your account that is causing it. To try and figure out what that may be, please run Etrecheck and post its report in a reply.

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Sep 7, 2018 9:30 AM in response to stevelawsn2

You say you have reset the printing system, which means that you must have then manually added the printers again.

I'd try restarting in Safe Mode, and testing.

If it works in Safe Mode, restart again normally, and see if this fixed it.

If it works in Safe Mode, but not when booted normally, there is probably some software running in your account that is causing it. To try and figure out what that may be, please run Etrecheck and post its report in a reply.

Sep 7, 2018 9:21 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Luis, The print queue did work in Safe Mode but did not work when I rebooted the computer. I ran EtreCheck and it produced the following report. Do you see any bad actors in this report? Thanks...Steve

EtreCheck version: 4.3.6 (4D041)

Report generated: 2018-09-07 11:16:00

Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com

Runtime: 3:01

Performance: Good


Problem: Other problem

Description:

No printer queue


Major Issues:

Anything that appears on this list needs immediate attention.


More than one antivirus app- This machine has multiple antivirus apps installed.


Minor Issues:

These issues do not need immediate attention but they may indicate future problems.


Kernel extensions blocked- There are blocked kernel extensions awaiting user approval.

Clean up- There are orphan files that could be removed.

Unsigned files- There are unsigned software file installed. They appear to be legitimate but should be reviewed.

System modifications- There are a large number of system modifications running in the background.

32-bit Apps- This machine has 32-bits apps that may have problems in the future.

Abnormal shutdown- Your machine shut down abnormally.


Hardware Information:

Mac Pro (2010 - 2012)

Mac Pro Model: MacPro5,1

1 3.33 GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon (Xeon(R)) CPU: 6-core

32 GB RAM - At maximum

DIMM 1 - 8 GB DDR3 ECC 1333 ok

DIMM 2 - 8 GB DDR3 ECC 1333 ok

DIMM 3 - 8 GB DDR3 ECC 1333 ok

DIMM 4 - 8 GB DDR3 ECC 1333 ok


Video Information:

ATI Radeon HD 5770 - VRAM: 1024 MB

ASUS PB278 2560 x 1440 @ 60 Hz


Drives:

disk0 - SanDisk SDSSDXPS480G 480.10 GB (Solid State - TRIM: No)

Internal SATA 3 Gigabit Serial ATA

disk0s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB

disk0s2 479.89 GB

disk1s1 - B************D (APFS) 479.89 GB (154.31 GB used)

disk1s2 - Preboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] 479.89 GB (25 MB used)

disk1s3 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] 479.89 GB (519 MB used)

disk1s4 - VM (APFS) [APFS VM] 479.89 GB (20 KB used)


disk2 - WDC WD2003FYYS-02W0B0 2.00 TB (Mechanical)

Internal SATA 3 Gigabit Serial ATA

disk2s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB

disk2s2 - 2****D (Journaled HFS+) 2.00 TB

disk2s3 - Recovery HD (Journaled HFS+) [Recovery] 650 MB


disk3 - ST3000DM001-1CH166 3.00 TB (Mechanical)

Internal SATA 3 Gigabit Serial ATA

disk3s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB

disk3s2 - B***k (Journaled HFS+) 5.40 GB

disk3s3 - U******d (Journaled HFS+) 5.40 GB

disk3s4 - I************e (Journaled HFS+) 2.64 TB


disk4 - WDC WD2003FZEX-00SRLA0 2.00 TB (Mechanical)

Internal SATA 3 Gigabit Serial ATA

disk4s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB

disk4s2 - N************n (Journaled HFS+) 2.00 TB


disk5 - WDC WD20EZRZ-00Z5HB0 2.00 TB (Mechanical)

Internal SATA 3 Gigabit Serial ATA

disk5s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB

disk5s2 - P*************a (Journaled HFS+) 2.00 TB


disk6 - Seagate Expansion Desk 4.00 TB

External USB 480 Mbit/s

disk6s1 - 4***************** (Journaled HFS+) 4.00 TB


disk7 - Seagate Expansion Desk 5.00 TB

External USB 480 Mbit/s

disk7s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB

disk7s2 - 5****************e (Journaled HFS+) 5.00 TB


disk8 - Sunplus Innovation Technology USB to Serial-ATA bridge 1.00 TB

External USB 480 Mbit/s

disk8s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB

disk8s2 - L*******m (Journaled HFS+) 999.86 GB


disk9 - Western Digital My Book 1234 2.00 TB

External USB 480 Mbit/s

disk9s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB

disk9s2 - 2***********l (Journaled HFS+) 2.00 TB


disk10 - Sunplus Innovation Technology USB to Serial-ATA bridge 1.00 TB

External USB 480 Mbit/s

disk10s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB

disk10s2 - E*****************A (Journaled HFS+) 999.86 GB


Mounted Volumes:

disk1s1 - B************D 479.89 GB (324.88 GB free)

APFS

Mount point: /


disk1s4 - VM [APFS VM] 479.89 GB (324.88 GB free)

APFS

Mount point: /private/var/vm


disk2s2 - 2****D 2.00 TB (1.37 TB free)

Journaled HFS+

Mount point: /Volumes/2****D


disk3s2 - B***k 5.40 GB (3.19 GB free)

Journaled HFS+

Mount point: /Volumes/B***k


disk3s3 - U******d 5.40 GB (5.37 GB free)

Journaled HFS+

Mount point: /Volumes/U******d


disk3s4 - I************e 2.64 TB (1.95 TB free)

Journaled HFS+

Mount point: /Volumes/I************e


disk4s2 - N************n 2.00 TB (1.25 TB free)

Journaled HFS+

Mount point: /Volumes/N************n


disk5s2 - P*************a 2.00 TB (1.40 TB free)

Journaled HFS+

Mount point: /Volumes/P*************a


disk6s1 - 4***************** 4.00 TB (1.22 TB free)

Journaled HFS+

Mount point: /Volumes/4*****************


disk7s2 - 5****************e 5.00 TB (559.38 GB free)

Journaled HFS+

Mount point: /Volumes/5****************e


disk8s2 - L*******m 999.86 GB (648.02 GB free)

Journaled HFS+

Mount point: /Volumes/L*******m


disk9s2 - 2***********l 2.00 TB (1.22 TB free)

Journaled HFS+

Mount point: /Volumes/2***********l


disk10s2 - E*****************A 999.86 GB (316.62 GB free)

Journaled HFS+

Mount point: /Volumes/E*****************A


Network:

Interface en0: Ethernet 1

Interface en1: Ethernet 2

One IPv4 address

3 IPv6 addresses

Interface en5: iPad

Interface fw0: FireWire

Interface en2: Wi-Fi

802.11 a/b/g/n

One IPv4 address

3 IPv6 addresses

Interface en4: iPhone

Interface en3: Bluetooth PAN


System Software:

macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 (17G65)

Time since boot: Less than an hour

System Load: 1.93 (1 min ago) 1.14 (5 min ago) 0.49 (15 min ago)


Configuration Files:

File /etc/sysctl.conf exists but not expected


Security:

SystemStatus
GatekeeperMac App Store and identified developers
System Integrity ProtectionEnabled


Unsigned Files:

Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.hp.help.tocgenerator.plist

Executable: /Library/Documentation/Help/Hewlett-Packard/TOCGenerator.app/Contents/MacOS/TOC Generator

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.bombich.ccc.plist

Executable: /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.bombich.ccc

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.edb.launchd.postgresql-8.4.plist

Executable: /Library/PostgreSQL/8.4/bin/postmaster -D/Library/PostgreSQL/8.4/data

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.amazon.sendtokindle.launcher.plist

Executable: /usr/bin/stkLaunchAgent.sh

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.maintain.CocktailRestart.plist

Executable: /usr/bin/osascript -e 'delay 3' -e 'ignoring application responses' -e try -e 'tell application "System Events" to restart' -e 'end try' -e 'end ignoring'

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.maintain.CocktailLogOut.plist

Executable: /usr/bin/osascript -e 'delay 3' -e 'ignoring application responses' -e try -e 'tell application "System Events" to log out' -e 'end try' -e 'end ignoring'

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.maintain.CocktailShutDown.plist

Executable: /usr/bin/osascript -e 'delay 3' -e 'ignoring application responses' -e try -e 'tell application "System Events" to shut down' -e 'end try' -e 'end ignoring'

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist

Executable: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/Java Updater.app/Contents/MacOS/Java Updater -bgcheck

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist

Executable: /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist

Executable: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/Helper-Tool

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.maintain.CocktailScheduler.plist

Executable: /bin/sh '/Library/Application Support/Cocktail/Scheduler.sh'

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.maintain.CocktailSleep.plist

Executable: /usr/bin/osascript -e 'delay 3' -e 'ignoring application responses' -e try -e 'tell application "System Events" to sleep' -e 'end try' -e 'end ignoring'

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.wdc.WDPrivilegedHelper.plist

Executable: /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.wdc.WDPrivilegedHelper

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK


32-bit Applications:

198 32-bit apps


Kernel Extensions:

/Library/Application Support/Roxio

[Not Loaded] TDIXController.kext (2.0)


/Library/Extensions

[Loaded] SystemAudioRecorder.kext (Wondershare Software Co., Ltd, 1.1.0 - SDK 10.9)

[Loaded] SelfProtect.kext (Bitdefender SRL, 1.2.11 - SDK 10.9)


/System/Library/Extensions

[Not Loaded] CDSDAudioCaptureSupport.kext (1.5)

[Blocked] CUDA.kext (NVIDIA Corporation, 1.1.0)

[Not Loaded] APExtFramebuffer.kext (1.2 - SDK 10.7)

[Not Loaded] AirParrotDriver.kext (1.7 - SDK 10.7)

[Blocked] NECUSBXHCI.kext (Chiu Shung wai, 2.3.0)


System Launch Agents:

[Not Loaded]8 Apple tasks
[Loaded]178 Apple tasks
[Running]107 Apple tasks
[Other]One Apple task


System Launch Daemons:

[Not Loaded]33 Apple tasks
[Loaded]183 Apple tasks
[Running]119 Apple tasks


Launch Agents:

[Not Loaded]com.maintain.CocktailSleep.plist (? 3d386cb3 - installed 2018-07-04)
[Not Loaded]com.maintain.CocktailRestart.plist (? 361059da - installed 2018-07-04)
[Not Loaded]com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (? ffb65062 - installed 2018-04-14)
[Not Loaded]com.maintain.CocktailSysEvents.plist (Apple - installed 2018-07-04)
[Not Loaded]com.maintain.CocktailLogOut.plist (? 1dc5c2ca - installed 2018-07-04)
[Not Loaded]com.maintain.CocktailPurgeInactiveMemory.plist (Apple - installed 2018-07-04)
[Not Loaded]com.google.keystone.agent.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2018-07-18)
[Not Loaded]com.adobe.GC.Invoker-1.0.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-06-02)
[Running]com.amazon.sendtokindle.launcher.plist (? d18c2039 - installed 2015-11-13)
[Not Loaded]com.maintain.CocktailShutDown.plist (? 723616d3 - installed 2018-07-04)
[Loaded]com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist (? af79b024 - installed 2018-03-28)
[Other]com.adobe.ARMDCHelper.cc24aef4a1b90ed56a725c38014c95072f92651fb65e1bf9c8e43c37a2 3d420d.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-02-13)
[Running]com.malwarebytes.mbam.frontend.agent.plist (Malwarebytes Corporation - installed 2018-08-06)
[Not Loaded]com.canon.MFManager.plist (? 8a8296d7 - installed 2014-11-13)
[Running]com.epson.eventmanager.agent.plist (EPSON - installed 2014-09-21)
[Not Loaded]com.hp.help.tocgenerator.plist (? 11d191c4 - installed 2009-08-04)
[Not Loaded]com.nvidia.CUDASoftwareUpdate.plist (? f47cd3dc - installed 2014-09-26)


Launch Daemons:

[Loaded]com.adobe.ARMDC.SMJobBlessHelper.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-02-13)
[Not Loaded]com.maintain.CocktailScheduler.plist (? 1f1671e5 - installed 2018-07-04)
[Loaded]com.apple.aelwriter.plist (Apple - installed 2013-03-16)
[Running]com.malwarebytes.mbam.settings.daemon.plist (Malwarebytes Corporation - installed 2018-08-06)
[Loaded]com.bombich.ccchelper.plist (Bombich Software, Inc. - installed 2018-02-13)
[Loaded]com.wdc.WDPrivilegedHelper.plist (? 9f7f4405 - installed 2018-01-20)
[Loaded]com.bombich.ccc.plist (? 41245744 - installed 2013-02-02)
[Running]com.cleverfiles.cfbackd.plist (Justin Johnson - installed 2018-02-18)
[Loaded]com.malwarebytes.HelperTool.plist (Malwarebytes Corporation - installed 2017-02-23)
[Running]com.malwarebytes.mbam.rtprotection.daemon.plist (Malwarebytes Corporation - installed 2018-08-06)
[Loaded]com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-07-27)
[Loaded]com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist (? 6d8cb30e - installed 2010-08-25)
[Loaded]com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist (? e3fefdd2 - installed 2018-03-28)
[Other]com.nvidia.cuda.launcher.plist (? 20f73770 - installed 2015-09-24)
[Running]com.adobe.agsservice.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-06-02)
[Loaded]com.macpaw.CleanMyMac3.Agent.plist (? 7f4ba9a8 - installed 2015-05-05)
[Loaded]com.adobe.ARMDC.Communicator.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-02-13)
[Running]com.adobe.ARM.***.plist (? e489e9cb - installed 2016-05-21)
[Running]com.adobe.agmservice.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-06-02)
[Loaded]com.google.keystone.daemon.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2018-07-18)
[Running]com.bitdefender.agent.plist (Bitdefender SRL - installed 2018-08-14)
[Other]com.edb.launchd.postgresql-8.4.plist (? 42ee2393 - installed 2014-12-31)


User Login Items:

iTunesHelper Application (Apple - installed 2018-07-10)

(/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)

DiskWarriorStarter Application (Alsoft, Inc - installed 2018-04-11)

(/Applications/DiskWarrior.app/Contents/Helpers/DiskWarriorStarter.app)

SpyderUtility Application (? - installed 2018-07-26)

(/.Trashes/503/Datacolor/Spyder5Pro/Support/SpyderUtility.app)

CleanMyMac 3 Menu Application (MacPaw Inc. - installed 2018-06-04)

(/Applications/CleanMyMac 3.app/Contents/MacOS/CleanMyMac 3 Menu.app)

SmartDaemon Application (Justin Johnson - installed 2018-02-18)

(/Library/Application Support/CleverFiles/SmartDaemon.app)

Google Chrome Application (Google, Inc. - installed 2018-08-08)

(/Applications/Google Chrome.app)


Internet Plug-ins:

iPhotoPhotocast: (installed 2014-12-31)

npg: (installed 2014-12-31)

Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: (installed 2014-12-31)

RealPlayer Plugin: (installed 2014-12-31)

AdobeAAMDetect: (installed 2017-09-18)

FlashPlayer-10.6: (installed 2018-08-14)

DivXBrowserPlugin: (installed 2014-12-31)

AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: (installed 2017-04-15)

QuickTime Plugin: (installed 2018-07-04)

Flash Player: (installed 2018-08-14)

Silverlight: (installed 2015-07-28)

SharePointBrowserPlugin: (installed 2014-12-31)

AdobePDFViewer: (installed 2017-04-15)

GarminGpsControl: (installed 2014-03-31)

CouponPrinter-FireFox_v2: (installed 2014-12-31)

EPPEX Plugin: (installed 2017-11-16)

AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin: (installed 2014-12-31)

JavaAppletPlugin: (installed 2018-05-06)


User Internet Plug-ins:

QuickTime Plugin: (installed 2018-01-19)


Audio Plug-ins:

DVCPROHDAudio: (installed 2014-12-31)


Safari Extensions:

AdGuard AdBlocker.safariextz - adguard - http://adguard.com(installed 2018-03-08)


3rd Party Preference Panes:

Flash Player (installed 2018-07-27)

Java (installed 2018-05-06)


Time Machine:

Skip System Files: No

Mobile backups: No

Auto backup: Yes

Volumes being backed up:

B************D: Disk size: 479.89 GB - Disk used: 155.01 GB

I************e: Disk size: 2.64 TB - Disk used: 687.09 GB

L*******m: Disk size: 999.86 GB - Disk used: 351.84 GB

Destinations:

5****************e [Local] (Last used)

Total size: 5.00 TB

Total number of backups: 76

Oldest backup: 2017-09-05 12:28:22

Last backup: 2018-09-07 09:05:48

T************ [Local]

Total size: 4.00 TB

Total number of backups: 60

Oldest backup: 2018-02-27 11:52:47

Last backup: 2018-09-07 10:07:31


Top Processes by CPU:

Process (count)Source% of CPULocation
MRTApple20
backupdApple11
trustd (4)Apple11
mds_storesApple9
kernel_taskApple4


Top Processes by Memory:

Process (count)SourceRAM usageLocation
kernel_taskApple1.67 GB
mdworker (31)Apple741 MB
mds_storesApple484 MB
lsd (3)Apple152 MB
DockApple123 MB


Top Processes by Network Use:

ProcessSourceInputOutputLocation
com.apple.Safari.SafeBrowsing.ServiceApple3 MB1 KB
mDNSResponderApple159 KB69 KB
apsdApple5 KB4 KB
RTProtectionDaemonMalwarebytes Corporation4 KB1 KB
bdagentdBitdefender SRL2 KB855 B


Top Processes by Energy Use:

Process (count)SourceEnergy (0-100)Location
MRTApple15
trustd (4)Apple8
backupdApple5
WindowServerApple2
RTProtectionDaemonMalwarebytes Corporation1


Virtual Memory Information:

Available RAM27.13 GB
Free RAM21.81 GB
Used RAM4.87 GB
Cached files5.32 GB
Swap Used0 B


Software Installs (past 30 days):

NameVersionInstall Date
Dr. Cleaner3.3.62018-08-12
Adobe Flash Player30.0.0.1542018-08-14
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (18.011.20058)18.011.200582018-08-21
ON1 Photo RAW 201812.5.02018-08-23
FotoJet Collage Maker Lite1.1.62018-08-25
Canon IJ Printer Driver16.20.02018-09-04
Gatekeeper Configuration Data1542018-09-05


Clean up:

/Library/LaunchAgents/com.nvidia.CUDASoftwareUpdate.plist

/Library/PreferencePanes/CUDA%20Preferences.prefPane

Executable not found

/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.nvidia.cuda.launcher.plist

/Library/PreferencePanes/CUDA Preferences.prefPane/Contents/Resources/CUDAd.sh

Executable not found


Diagnostics Information (past 7 days):

2018-09-07 11:10:43 Last Shutdown Cause: 3 - Hard shutdown



End of report

Printer Queue does not open in High Sierra

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