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.

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. The model "raw" clears any
existing interface script or PPD file and the model "everywhere" queries the printer
referred to by the specified IPP device-uri.

-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 number-up-default=2" to set the default "number-up" option value
to 2.

-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

-o printer-is-shared=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|@group}{,user|,@group}*

-u deny:{user|@group}{,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).

CONFORMING TO

       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.

NOTES

       The  CUPS  version  of  lpadmin  does  not support all of the System V or Solaris printing
       system configuration options.

EXAMPLE

       Create an IPP Everywhere print queue:

           lpadmin -p myprinter -E -v ipp://myprinter.local/ipp/print -m everywhere

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