cupsctl(8)

cupsctl8

Configure cupsd.conf options

Usage

cupsctl [-h server [:port]] [-E] [-U username] [-- [no-] debug-logging] [-- [no-] remote-admin] [-- [no-] remote-any] [-- [no-] share-printers] [-- [no-] user-cancel-any] [name=value]

Overview

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 authenticating with the scheduler.

-h server[:port]

Specifies the server address. Note: This option must occur before all others.

--[no-]debug-logging

Enables (disables) debug logging to the error_log file.

--[no-]remote-admin

Enables (disables) remote administration.

--[no-]remote-any

Enables (disables) printing from any address, e.g., the Internet.

--[no-]share-printers

Enables (disables) sharing of local printers with other computers.

--[no-]user-cancel-any

Allows (prevents) users to cancel jobs owned by others.

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-share-printers

Known issues

You cannot set the Listen or Port directives using cupsctl.

Releases

10 releases since Debian 5.0 (Lenny); the text changed 8 times.

  1. 5.0
  2. 6.0
  3. 7
  4. 8
  5. 9
  6. 10
  7. 11
  8. 12
  9. 13–Arch

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