Ubuntu Manpage: lpadmin - configure cups printers and classes

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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 [ -R name-default ] 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 destination. 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 interfaces. Use the -m option with the lpinfo(8) command to get a list of
supported models.

-o cupsIPPSupplies=true

-o cupsIPPSupplies=false
Specifies whether IPP supply level values should be reported.

-o cupsSNMPSupplies=true

-o cupsSNMPSupplies=false
Specifies whether SNMP supply level (RFC 3805) values should be reported.

-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; 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 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 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
publicly 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 name-default
Deletes the named option from printer.

-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. 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-sensitive.   Finally,  the  CUPS
       version  of  lpadmin  may  ask  the  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 System V or Solaris printing system configuration
       options.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright 2007-2013 by Apple Inc.

16 July 2012                                          CUPS                                            lpadmin(8)