Mac OS X 10.3: "/spool/cups/" alert when printing or faxing

Update to Mac OS X 10.3.1 or later if you can't print or fax, or if received faxes forwarded by email are never received by the recipients.
You can't print or fax with Mac OS X 10.3. When you try, this alert appears: " Can't open '/private/var/spool/cups/d00158-001'".

Note: The name and number of the cups spool file may be different than the one above.

  • Received faxes you send by email to the address in Print & Fax preferences are never received, and no alert appears.




    If you use sendmail (a mail function in the Darwin subsystem unrelated to the application Mail), this alert may appear:

    "sendmail: fatal: file /etc/postfix/main.cf: parameter mail_owner: unknown user name value: postfix"

    This can happen after:
    • You've upgraded Mac OS X 10.2 through 10.2.8 to Mac OS X 10.3.
    • You've used Disk Utilities Repair Permissions after upgrading.
    • You receive a fax.


    Download and install Mac OS X 10.3.1 or later to avoid these issues.
  • Published Date: Oct 11, 2016