lpadmin(8)
lpadmin - configure cups printers and classes
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NAME lpadmin - configure cups printers and classes SYNOPSIS lpadmin [ -E ] [ -h server ] -d destination lpadmin [ -E ] [ -h server ] -p printer option(s) lpadmin [ -E ] [ -h server ] -x destination DESCRIPTION lpadmin configures printer and class queues provided by CUPS. It can also be used to set the server default printer or class. When specified before the -d, -p, or -x options, the -E option forces en- cryption when connecting to the server. The first form of the command sets the default printer or class to destina- tion. Subsequent print jobs submitted via the lp(1) or lpr(1) commands will use this destination unless the user specifies otherwise with the lpoptions(1) command. The second form of the command configures the named printer. The addi- tional options are described below. The third form of the command deletes the printer or class destination. Any jobs that are pending for the destination will be removed and any job that is currently printed will be aborted. CONFIGURATION OPTIONS The following options are recognized when configuring a printer queue: -c class Adds the named printer to class. If class does not exist it is cre- ated automatically. -i interface Sets a System V style interface script for the printer. This option cannot be specified with the -P option (PPD file) and is intended for providing support for legacy printer drivers. -m model Sets a standard System V interface script or PPD file from the model directory. -o name=value Sets a PPD or server option for the printer. PPD options can be listed using the -l option with the lpoptions(1) command. -o job-k-limit=value Sets the kilobyte limit for per-user quotas. The value is an integer number of kilobytes; one kilobyte is 1024 bytes. -o job-page-limit=value Sets the page limit for per-user quotas. The value is the integer num- ber of pages that can be printed; double-sided pages are counted as two pages. -o job-quota-period=value Sets the accounting period for per-user quotas. The value is an inte- ger number of seconds; 86,400 seconds are in one day. -o protocol=name Sets the binary communications protocol to use when printing, None, BCP, or TBCP. The default protocol is None. -r class Removes the named printer from class. If the resulting class becomes empty it is removed. -u allow:user,user,@group -u deny:user,user,@group -u allow:all -u deny:none Sets user-level access control on a printer. Names starting with "@" are interpreted as UNIX groups. The latter two forms turn user-level access control off. -v device-uri Sets the device-uri attribute of the printer queue. If device-uri is a filename it is automatically converted to the form file:/file/name. -D info Provides a textual description of the printer. -E Enables the printer and accepts jobs; this is the same as running the accept(8) and enable(8) programs on the printer. -L location Provides a textual location of the printer. -P ppd-file Specifies a PostScript Printer Description file to use with the printer. If specified, this option overrides the -i option (interface script). COMPATIBILITY Unlike the System V printing system, CUPS allows printer names to contain any printable character except SPACE and TAB. Also, printer and class names are not case-sensitive. Finally, the CUPS version of lpadmin may ask the user for an access password depending on the printing system configuration. This differs from the System V version which requires the root user to exe- cute this command. LIMITATIONS The CUPS version of lpadmin does not support all of the System V or Solaris printing system configuration options. SEE ALSO accept(8), cancel(1), disable(8), enable(8), lp(1), lpstat(1), reject(8), CUPS Software Administrators Manual, http://localhost:631/documenta- tion.html COPYRIGHT Copyright 1993-2005 by Easy Software Products, All Rights Reserved.