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6 lpadmin - configure cups printers and classes
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9 lpadmin [ -E ] [-U username ] [ -h server[:port] ] -d destination
10 lpadmin [ -E ] [-U username ] [ -h server[:port] ] -p printer option(s)
11 lpadmin [ -E ] [-U username ] [ -h server[:port] ] -x destination
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14 lpadmin configures printer and class queues provided by CUPS. It can
15 also be used to set the server default printer or class.
16 When specified before the -d, -p, or -x options, the -E option forces
18 encryption when connecting to the server.
19 The first form of the command (-d) sets the default printer or class to
21 destination. Subsequent print jobs submitted via the lp(1) or lpr(1)
22 commands will use this destination unless the user specifies otherwise
23 with the lpoptions(1) command.
24 The second form of the command (-p) configures the named printer. The
26 additional options are described below.
27 The third form of the command (-x) deletes the printer or class desti‐
29 nation. Any jobs that are pending for the destination will be removed
30 and any job that is currently printed will be aborted.
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33 The following options are recognized when configuring a printer queue:
34 -c class
36 Adds the named printer to class. If class does not exist it is
37 created automatically.
38 -i interface
40 Sets a System V style interface script for the printer. This
41 option cannot be specified with the -P option (PPD file) and is
42 intended for providing support for legacy printer drivers.
43 -m model
45 Sets a standard System V interface script or PPD file from the
46 model directory.
47 -o name=value
49 Sets a PPD or server option for the printer. PPD options can be
50 listed using the -l option with the lpoptions(1) command.
51 -o job-k-limit=value
53 Sets the kilobyte limit for per-user quotas. The value is an inte‐
54 ger number of kilobytes; one kilobyte is 1024 bytes.
55 -o job-page-limit=value
57 Sets the page limit for per-user quotas. The value is the integer
58 number of pages that can be printed; double-sided pages are
59 counted as two pages.
60 -o job-quota-period=value
62 Sets the accounting period for per-user quotas. The value is an
63 integer number of seconds; 86,400 seconds are in one day.
64 -o job-sheets-default=banner
66 -o job-sheets-default=banner,banner
68 Sets the default banner page(s) to use for print jobs.
69 -o port-monitor=name
71 Sets the binary communications program to use when printing,
72 "none", "bcp", or "tbcp". The default program is "none".
73 -o printer-error-policy=name
75 Sets the error policy to be used when the printer backend is
76 unable to send the job to the printer. The name must be one of
77 "abort-job", "retry-job" or "stop-printer". The default error pol‐
78 icy is "stop-printer".
79 -o printer-is-shared=true/false
81 Sets the printer to shared/published or unshared/unpublished.
82 Shared/published printers are publically announced by the server
83 on the LAN based on the browsing configuration in cupsd.conf,
84 while unshared/unpublished printers are not announced. The default
85 value is "true".
86 -o printer-op-policy=name
88 Sets the IPP operation policy associated with the printer. The
89 name must be defined in the cupsd.conf in a Policy section. The
90 default operation policy is "default".
91 -r class
93 Removes the named printer from class. If the resulting class
94 becomes empty it is removed.
95 -u allow:user,user,@group
97 -u deny:user,user,@group
99 -u allow:all
101 -u deny:none
103 Sets user-level access control on a printer. Names starting with
104 "@" are interpreted as UNIX groups. The latter two forms turn
105 user-level access control off.
106 -v "device-uri"
108 Sets the device-uri attribute of the printer queue. If device-uri
109 is a filename it is automatically converted to the form
110 file:///file/name. Use the lpinfo(8) command to get a list of sup‐
111 ported device URIs and schemes.
112 -D "info"
114 Provides a textual description of the printer.
115 -E
117 Enables the printer and accepts jobs; this is the same as running
118 the accept(8) and cupsenable(8) programs on the printer.
119 -L "location"
121 Provides a textual location of the printer.
122 -P ppd-file
124 Specifies a PostScript Printer Description file to use with the
125 printer. If specified, this option overrides the -i option (inter‐
126 face script).
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129 Unlike the System V printing system, CUPS allows printer names to con‐
130 tain any printable character except SPACE, TAB, "/", or "#". Also,
131 printer and class names are not case-sensitive. Finally, the CUPS ver‐
132 sion of lpadmin may ask the user for an access password depending on
133 the printing system configuration. This differs from the System V ver‐
134 sion which requires the root user to execute this command.
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137 The CUPS version of lpadmin does not support all of the System V or
138 Solaris printing system configuration options.
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141 accept(8), cupsenable(8), lpinfo(8), lpoptions(1),
142 http://localhost:631/help
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