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lpadmin (1m)

Name

lpadmin - configure cups printers and classes

Synopsis

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

Description

lpadmin(8)                        Apple Inc.                        lpadmin(8)



NAME
       lpadmin - configure cups printers and classes

SYNOPSIS
       lpadmin [ -E ] [-U username ] [ -h server[:port] ] -d destination
       lpadmin  [  -E  ]  [-U  username  ] [ -h server[:port] ] -p destination
       option(s)
       lpadmin [ -E ] [-U username ] [ -h server[:port] ] -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
       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  desti-
       nation.  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
            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 inter-
            faces.  Use the -m option with the 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 inte-
            ger 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;  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
            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) command.

       -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 spec-
            ified 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 backend is
            unable to send the job to the printer. The name  must  be  one  of
            "abort-job",  "retry-job", "retry-current-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  unshared/unpublished  destinations   are   not
            announced. The default value is "true".

       -o printer-op-policy=name
            Sets the IPP operation policy associated with the destination. 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 run-
            ning the cupsaccept(8) and cupsenable(8) programs on the  destina-
            tion.

       -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 (inter-
            face script).

COMPATIBILITY
       Unlike  the System V printing system, CUPS allows printer names to con-
       tain any printable character except SPACE, TAB,  "/",  or  "#".   Also,
       printer and class names are not case-sensitive.  Finally, the CUPS ver-
       sion of lpadmin may ask the user for an access  password  depending  on
       the  printing system configuration. This differs from the System V ver-
       sion which requires the root user to execute this command.

LIMITATIONS
       The CUPS version of lpadmin does not support all of  the  System  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/.



1 September 2010                     CUPS                           lpadmin(8)