lpadmin(8) OpenPrinting 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 [ -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 destina-
tion. 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.
-m model
Sets a standard 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 PPD file and the model "everywhere"
queries the printer referred to by the specified IPP device-uri.
Note: Models other than "everywhere" are deprecated and will not be
supported in a future version of CUPS.
-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 re-
ported.
-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 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 policy for errors such as printers that cannot be found or
accessed, don't support the format being printed, fail during sub-
mission of the print data, or cause one or more filters to crash.
The name must be one of "abort-job" (abort the job on error),
"retry-job" (retry the job at a future time), "retry-current-job"
(retry the current job immediately), or "stop-printer" (stop the
printer on error). 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 be-
comes 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. Note: The user 'root' is not
granted special access - using "-u allow:foo,bar" will allow users
'foo' and 'bar' to access the printer but NOT 'root'.
-v "device-uri"
Sets the device-uri attribute of the printer queue. Use the -v op-
tion 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 When specified before the -d, -p, or -x options, forces the use of
TLS encryption on the connection to the scheduler. Otherwise, en-
ables 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.
DEPRECATED OPTIONS
The following lpadmin options are deprecated:
-i filename
This option historically has been used to provide either a System V
interface script or (as an implementation side-effect) a PPD file.
Note: Interface scripts are not supported by CUPS. PPD files and
printer drivers are deprecated and will not be supported in a fu-
ture version of CUPS.
-P ppd-file
Specifies a PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file to use with
the printer. Note: PPD files and printer drivers are deprecated
and will not be supported in a future version of CUPS.
CONFORMING TO
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 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
CUPS printer drivers and backends are deprecated and will no longer be
supported in a future feature release of CUPS. Printers that do not
support IPP can be supported using applications such as
ippeveprinter(1).
The CUPS version of lpadmin does not support all of the System V or So-
laris printing system configuration options.
Interface scripts are not supported for security reasons.
The double meaning of the -E option is an unfortunate historical oddity.
The lpadmin command communicates with the scheduler (cupsd) to make
changes to the printing system configuration. This configuration infor-
mation is stored in several files including printers.conf and
classes.conf. These files should not be edited directly and are an im-
plementation detail of CUPS that is subject to change at any time.
EXAMPLE
Create an IPP Everywhere print queue:
lpadmin -p myprinter -E -v ipp://myprinter.local/ipp/print -m everywhere
SEE ALSO
cupsaccept(8), cupsenable(8), lpinfo(8), lpoptions(1), CUPS Online Help
(http://localhost:631/help)
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