lpadmin
configure cups printers and classes
see also :
cupsaccept - cupsenable - lpinfo - lpoptions
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
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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.
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.
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).
copyright
Copyright 2007-2013 by Apple Inc.
limitations
The CUPS version of lpadmin does not support all of the
System V or Solaris printing system configuration options.
see also
cupsaccept ,
cupsenable , lpinfo , lpoptions ,
http://localhost:631/help