cupsctl
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Name
cupsctl - configure cupsd.conf options
Synopsis
cupsctl [ -E ] [-U username ] [ -h server[:port] ] [
--[no-]debug-logging ] [ --[no-]remote-admin ] [
--[no-]remote-any ] [ --[no-]remote-printers ] [
--[no-]share-printers ] [ --[no-]user-cancel-any ] [
name=value ]
Description
Apple Inc. cupsctl(8)
NAME
cupsctl - configure cupsd.conf options
SYNOPSIS
cupsctl [ -E ] [-U username ] [ -h server[:port] ] [
--[no-]debug-logging ] [ --[no-]remote-admin ] [
--[no-]remote-any ] [ --[no-]remote-printers ] [
--[no-]share-printers ] [ --[no-]user-cancel-any ] [
name=value ]
DESCRIPTION
cupsctl updates or queries the cupsd.conf file for a server.
When no changes are requested, the current configuration
values are written to the standard output in the format
"name=value", one per line.
OPTIONS
The following options are recognized:
-E
Enables encryption on the connection to the scheduler.
-U username
Specifies an alternate username to use when authenti-
cating with the scheduler.
-h server[:port]
Specifies the server address.
--[no-]debug-logging
Enables or disables debug logging in the error_log
file.
--[no-]remote-admin
Enables or disables remote administration.
--[no-]remote-any
Enables or disables printing from any address, e.g. the
Internet.
--[no-]remote-printers
Enables or disables the display of remote printers
shared via the CUPS, LDAP, or SLP protocols.
--[no-]share-printers
Enables or disables sharing of local printers with
other computers.
--[no-]user-cancel-any
Allows or prevents users from canceling jobs owned by
others.
5 July 2007 Last change: CUPS 1
Apple Inc. cupsctl(8)
EXAMPLES
Display the current settings:
cupsctl
Enable debug logging:
cupsctl --debug-logging
Get the current debug logging state:
cupsctl | grep '^_debug_logging' | awk -F= '{print $2}'
Disable printer sharing:
cupsctl --no-shared-printers
Enable printing using the file: pseudo-device:
cupsctl FileDevice=Yes
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following
attributes:
+---------------+------------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+---------------+------------------+
|Availability | print/cups |
+---------------+------------------+
|Stability | Volatile |
+---------------+------------------+
SEE ALSO
cupsd.conf(5), cupsd(8),
http://localhost:631/help
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2007-2009 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/.
5 July 2007 Last change: CUPS 2