1. NAME

cupsd.conf - server configuration file for cups

2. DESCRIPTION

The cupsd.conf file configures the CUPS scheduler, cupsd(8). It is normally located in the /etc/cups directory. Note: File, directory, and user configuration directives that used to be allowed in the cupsd.conf file are now stored in the cups-files.conf(5) instead in order to prevent certain types of privilege escalation attacks. LP Each line in the file can be a configuration directive, a blank line, or a comment. Comment lines start with the # character. The configuration directives are intentionally similar to those used by the popular Apache web server software and are described below.

3. DIRECTIVES

The following directives are understood by cupsd(8). Consult the on-line help for detailed descriptions:

  • AccessLogLevel config
  • AccessLogLevel actions
  • AccessLogLevel all
         
    Specifies the logging level for the AccessLog file.
  • Allow all
  • Allow none
  • Allow host.domain.com
  • Allow *.domain.com
  • Allow ip-address
  • Allow ip-address/netmask
  • Allow ip-address/mm
  • Allow @IF(name)
  • Allow @LOCAL
         
    Allows access from the named hosts or addresses.
  • AuthType None
  • AuthType Basic
  • AuthType BasicDigest
  • AuthType Digest
  • AuthType Negotiate
         
    Specifies the authentication type (None, Basic, BasicDigest, Digest, Negotiate)
  • AutoPurgeJobs Yes
  • AutoPurgeJobs No
         
    Specifies whether to purge job history data automatically when it is no longer required for quotas.
  • BrowseAddress ip-address
  • BrowseAddress @IF(name)
  • BrowseAddress @LOCAL
         
    Specifies a broadcast address for outgoing printer information packets.
  • BrowseAllow all
  • BrowseAllow none
  • BrowseAllow host.domain.com
  • BrowseAllow *.domain.com
  • BrowseAllow ip-address
  • BrowseAllow ip-address/netmask
  • BrowseAllow ip-address/mm
  • BrowseAllow @IF(name)
  • BrowseAllow @LOCAL
         
    Allows incoming printer information packets from the named host or address.
  • BrowseDeny all
  • BrowseDeny none
  • BrowseDeny host.domain.com
  • BrowseDeny *.domain.com
  • BrowseDeny ip-address
  • BrowseDeny ip-address/netmask
  • BrowseDeny ip-address/mm
  • BrowseDeny @IF(name)
  • BrowseDeny @LOCAL
         
    Denies incoming printer information packets from the named host or address.
  • BrowseInterval seconds
         
    Specifies the maximum interval between printer information broadcasts.
  • BrowseLDAPBindDN
         
    Specifies the LDAP domain name to use when registering printers.
  • BrowseLDAPCACertFile
         
    Specifies the SSL certificate authority file to use.
  • BrowseLDAPDN
         
    Specifies the LDAP domain name to use when discovering printers.
  • BrowseLDAPPassword
         
    Specifies the password to use when accessing the LDAP server.
  • BrowseLDAPServer
         
    Specifies the LDAP server to use.
  • BrowseOrder allow,deny
  • BrowseOrder deny,allow
         
    Specifies the order of printer information access control (allow,deny or deny,allow)
  • BrowsePoll host-or-ip-address
         
    Specifies a server to poll for printer information.
  • BrowsePort port
         
    Specifies the port to listen to for printer information packets.
  • BrowseProtocols [All] [CUPS] [DNSSD] [LDAP] [SLP]
         
    Specifies the protocols to use for printer browsing.
  • BrowseLocalProtocols [All] [CUPS] [DNSSD] [LDAP] [SLP]
         
    Specifies the protocols to use for local printer browsing.
  • BrowseRemoteProtocols [All] [CUPS] [DNSSD] [LDAP] [SLP]
         
    Specifies the protocols to use for remote printer browsing.
  • BrowseRelay from-address to-address
         
    Specifies that printer information packets should be relayed from one host or network to another.
  • BrowseShortNames Yes
  • BrowseShortNames No
         
    Specifies whether remote printers will use short names ("printer") or not (""). This option is ignored if more than one remote printer exists with the same name.
  • BrowseTimeout seconds
         
    Specifies the maximum interval between printer information updates before remote printers will be removed from the list of available printers.
  • BrowseWebIF Yes
  • BrowseWebIF No
         
    Specifies whether the CUPS web interface is advertised via DNS-SD.
  • Browsing Yes
  • Browsing No
         
    Specifies whether or not shared printers should be advertised.
  • Classification banner
         
    Specifies the security classification of the server.
  • ClassifyOverride Yes
  • ClassifyOverride No
         
    Specifies whether to allow users to override the classification of individual print jobs.
  • DefaultAuthType Basic
  • DefaultAuthType BasicDigest
  • DefaultAuthType Digest
  • DefaultAuthType Negotiate
         
    Specifies the default type of authentication to use.
  • DefaultEncryption Never
  • DefaultEncryption IfRequested
  • DefaultEncryption Required
         
    Specifies the type of encryption to use for authenticated requests.
  • DefaultLanguage locale
         
    Specifies the default language to use for text and web content.
  • DefaultPaperSize Auto
  • DefaultPaperSize None
  • DefaultPaperSize sizename
         
    Specifies the default paper size for new print queues. "Auto" uses a locale- specific default, while "None" specifies there is no default paper size.
  • DefaultPolicy policy-name
         
    Specifies the default access policy to use.
  • DefaultShared Yes
  • DefaultShared No
         
    Specifies whether local printers are shared by default.
  • Deny all
  • Deny none
  • Deny host.domain.com
  • Deny *.domain.com
  • Deny ip-address
  • Deny ip-address/netmask
  • Deny ip-address/mm
  • Deny @IF(name)
  • Deny @LOCAL
         
    Denies access to the named host or address.
  • DirtyCleanInterval seconds
         
    Specifies the delay for updating of configuration and state files. A value of 0 causes the update to happen as soon as possible, typically within a few milliseconds.
  • Encryption IfRequested
  • Encryption Never
  • Encryption Required
         
    Specifies the level of encryption that is required for a particular location.
  • FilterLimit limit
         
    Specifies the maximum cost of filters that are run concurrently.
  • FilterNice nice-value
         
    Specifies the scheduling priority ("nice" value) of filters that are run to print a job.
  • FontPath directory[:directory:...]
         
    Specifies the search path for fonts.
  • Group group-name-or-number
         
    Specifies the group name or ID that will be used when executing external programs.
  • HideImplicitMembers Yes
  • HideImplicitMembers No
         
    Specifies whether to hide members of implicit classes.
  • HostNameLookups On
  • HostNameLookups Off
  • HostNameLookups Double
         
    Specifies whether or not to do reverse lookups on client addresses.
  • ImplicitAnyClasses Yes
  • ImplicitAnyClasses No
         
    Specifies whether or not to create implicit classes for local and remote printers, e.g. "AnyPrinter" from "Printer", "", and "".
  • ImplicitClasses Yes
  • ImplicitClasses No
         
    Specifies whether or not to create implicit classes from identical remote printers.
  • Include filename
         
    Includes the named file.
  • JobKillDelay seconds
         
    Specifies the number of seconds to wait before killing the filters and backend associated with a canceled or held job.
  • JobRetryInterval seconds
         
    Specifies the interval between retries of jobs in seconds.
  • JobRetryLimit count
         
    Specifies the number of retries that are done for jobs.
  • KeepAlive Yes
  • KeepAlive No
         
    Specifies whether to support HTTP keep-alive connections.
  • KeepAliveTimeout seconds
         
    Specifies the amount of time that connections are kept alive.
  • <Limit operations> ... </Limit>
         
    Specifies the IPP operations that are being limited inside a policy.
  • <Limit methods> ... </Limit>
  • <LimitExcept methods> ... </LimitExcept>
         
    Specifies the HTTP methods that are being limited inside a location.
  • LimitRequestBody
         
    Specifies the maximum size of any print job request.
  • Listen ip-address:port
  • Listen *:port
  • Listen /path/to/domain/socket
         
    Listens to the specified address and port or domain socket path.
  • <Location /path> ... </Location>
         
    Specifies access control for the named location.
  • LogDebugHistory #-messages
         
    Specifies the number of debugging messages that are logged when an error occurs in a print job.
  • LogLevel alert
  • LogLevel crit
  • LogLevel debug2
  • LogLevel debug
  • LogLevel emerg
  • LogLevel error
  • LogLevel info
  • LogLevel none
  • LogLevel notice
  • LogLevel warn
         
    Specifies the logging level for the ErrorLog file.
  • LogTimeFormat standard
  • LogTimeFormat usecs
         
    Specifies the format of the date and time in the log files.
  • MaxClients number
         
    Specifies the maximum number of simultaneous clients to support.
  • MaxClientsPerHost number
         
    Specifies the maximum number of simultaneous clients to support from a single address.
  • MaxCopies number
         
    Specifies the maximum number of copies that a user can print of each job.
  • MaxJobs number
         
    Specifies the maximum number of simultaneous jobs to support.
  • MaxJobsPerPrinter number
         
    Specifies the maximum number of simultaneous jobs per printer to support.
  • MaxJobsPerUser number
         
    Specifies the maximum number of simultaneous jobs per user to support.
  • MaxLogSize number-bytes
         
    Specifies the maximum size of the log files before they are rotated (0 to disable rotation)
  • MaxRequestSize number-bytes
         
    Specifies the maximum request/file size in bytes (0 for no limit)
  • MultipleOperationTimeout seconds
         
    Specifies the maximum amount of time to allow between files in a multiple file print job.
  • Order allow,deny
  • Order deny,allow
         
    Specifies the order of HTTP access control (allow,deny or deny,allow)
  • PageLogFormat format string
         
    Specifies the format of page log lines.
  • PassEnv variable [... variable]
         
    Passes the specified environment variable(s) to child processes.
  • <Policy name> ... </Policy>
         
    Specifies access control for the named policy.
  • Port number
         
    Specifies a port number to listen to for HTTP requests.
  • PreserveJobFiles Yes
  • PreserveJobFiles No
         
    Specifies whether or not to preserve job files after they are printed.
  • PreserveJobHistory Yes
  • PreserveJobHistory No
         
    Specifies whether or not to preserve the job history after they are printed.
  • PrintcapFormat bsd
  • PrintcapFormat plist
  • PrintcapFormat solaris
         
    Specifies the format of the printcap file.
  • ReloadTimeout seconds
         
    Specifies the amount of time to wait for job completion before restarting the scheduler.
  • Require group group-name-list
  • Require user user-name-list
  • Require valid-user
         
    Specifies that user or group authentication is required.
  • RIPCache bytes
         
    Specifies the maximum amount of memory to use when converting images and PostScript files to bitmaps for a printer.
  • Satisfy all
  • Satisfy any
         
    Specifies whether all or any limits set for a Location must be satisfied to allow access.
  • ServerAdmin
         
    Specifies the email address of the server administrator.
  • ServerAlias hostname
         
    Specifies an alternate name that the server is known by. The special name "*" allows any name to be used.
  • ServerName hostname-or-ip-address
         
    Specifies the fully-qualified hostname of the server.
  • ServerTokens Full
  • ServerTokens Major
  • ServerTokens Minimal
  • ServerTokens Minor
  • ServerTokens None
  • ServerTokens OS
  • ServerTokens ProductOnly
         
    Specifies what information is included in the Server header of HTTP responses.
  • SetEnv variable value
         
    Set the specified environment variable to be passed to child processes.
  • SSLListen
         
    Listens on the specified address and port for encrypted connections.
  • SSLOptions None
  • SSLOptions NoEmptyFragments
         
    Sets SSL/TLS protocol options for encrypted connections.
  • SSLPort
         
    Listens on the specified port for encrypted connections.
  • Timeout seconds
         
    Specifies the HTTP request timeout in seconds.
  • User user-name
         
    Specifies the user name or ID that is used when running external programs.

4. SEE ALSO

classes.conf(5), cups-files.conf(8), cupsd(8), mime.convs(5), mime.types(5), printers.conf(5), subscriptions.conf(5),
http://localhost:631/help

5. COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2007-2009 by Apple Inc.