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lpadmin (1m)

Name

lpadmin - configure cups printers and classes

Synopsis

lpadmin [ -E ] [-U username ] [ -h server[:port] ] -d desti-
nation
lpadmin [ -E ] [-U username ] [ -h server[:port] ] -p desti-
nation option(s)
lpadmin [ -E ] [-U username ] [ -h server[:port] ] -x desti-
nation

Description




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NAME
     lpadmin - configure cups printers and classes

SYNOPSIS
     lpadmin [ -E ] [-U username ] [ -h server[:port] ] -d desti-
     nation
     lpadmin [ -E ] [-U username ] [ -h server[:port] ] -p desti-
     nation option(s)
     lpadmin [ -E ] [-U username ] [ -h server[:port] ] -x desti-
     nation

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 encryption when connecting to the server.

     The  first form of the command (-d) sets the default printer
     or class to destination.  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 (-p) configures the named
     printer or class.   The  additional  options  are  described
     below.

     The  third  form  of the command (-x) deletes the printer or
     class destination. Any jobs that are pending for the  desti-
     nation 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 created 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
          for the printer from the model directory or  using  one
          of  the  driver  interfaces. Use the -m option with the



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          lpinfo(8) command to get a list of supported models.

     -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  number of pages that can be printed; dou-
          ble-sided pages are counted as two pages.

     -o job-quota-period=value
          Sets the accounting period  for  per-user  quotas.  The
          value  is  an integer number of seconds; 86,400 seconds
          are in one day.

     -o job-sheets-default=banner

     -o job-sheets-default=banner,banner
          Sets the default banner page(s) to use for print  jobs.

     -o name=value
          Sets  a  PPD option for the printer. PPD options can be
          listed using the -l option with the  lpoptions(1)  com-
          mand.

     -o name-default=value
          Sets  a default server-side option for the destination.
          Any print-time option can be defaulted, e.g.  "-o  cpi-
          default=17"  to  set  the default "cpi" option value to
          17.

     -o port-monitor=name
          Sets the binary  communications  program  to  use  when
          printing, "none", "bcp", or "tbcp". The default program
          is "none". The specified port monitor must be listed in
          the printer's PPD file.

     -o printer-error-policy=name
          Sets the error policy to be used when the printer back-
          end is unable to send the job to the printer. The  name
          must  be  one  of "abort-job", "retry-job", "retry-cur-
          rent-job", or "stop-printer". The default error  policy
          is  "stop-printer" for printers and "retry-current-job"
          for classes.

     -o printer-is-shared=true/false
          Sets   the   destination   to    shared/published    or
          unshared/unpublished.    Shared/published  destinations
          are publically announced by the server on the LAN based
          on  the  browsing  configuration  in  cupsd.conf, while



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          unshared/unpublished destinations  are  not  announced.
          The default value is "true".

     -o printer-op-policy=name
          Sets  the IPP operation policy associated with the des-
          tination. The name must be defined in the cupsd.conf in
          a  Policy  section.   The  default  operation policy is
          "default".

     -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 destination. 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. Use the -v option with
          the lpinfo(8) command to get a list of supported device
          URIs and schemes.

     -D "info"
          Provides a textual description of the destination.

     -E
          Enables  the  destination and accepts jobs; this is the
          same as running  the  cupsaccept(8)  and  cupsenable(8)
          programs on the destination.

     -L "location"
          Provides a textual location of the destination.

     -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,  TAB,
     "/",  or  "#".   Also, printer and class names are not case-
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     user for an access password depending on the printing system
     configuration. This differs from the System V version  which
     requires the root user to execute this command.

LIMITATIONS
     The CUPS version of lpadmin does not support all of the Sys-
     tem V or Solaris printing system configuration options.


ATTRIBUTES
     See  attributes(5)  for  descriptions   of   the   following
     attributes:

     +---------------+------------------+
     |ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE  |
     +---------------+------------------+
     |Availability   | print/cups       |
     +---------------+------------------+
     |Stability      | Volatile         |
     +---------------+------------------+
SEE ALSO
     cupsaccept(8), cupsenable(8), lpinfo(8), lpoptions(1),
     http://localhost:631/help

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright 2007-2010 by Apple Inc.



NOTES
     This   software   was   built   from   source  available  at
     https://java.net/projects/solaris-userland.   The   original
     community       source       was       downloaded       from
     http://ftp.easysw.com/pub/cups/1.4.5/cups-1.4.5-source.tar.bz2

     Further  information about this software can be found on the
     open source community website at http://www.cups.org/.


















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