Man page 8 : cupsctl

cupsctl - configure cupsd.conf options

cupsctl [ -E ] [-U username] [ -h server[:port]] [ --[no-]debug-logging ] [ --[no-]remote-admin ] [ --[no-]remote-any ] [ --[no-]remote-printers ] [ --[no-]share-printers ] [ --[no-]user-cancel-any ] [ name=value]

cupsctl updates or queries the cupsd.conf file for a server. When no changes are requested, the current configuration values are written to the standard output in the format "name=value", one per line.

The following options are recognized:

• -E
       
  Enables encryption on the connection to the scheduler.
• -U username
       
  Specifies an alternate username to use when authenticating with the scheduler.
• -h server[:port]
       
  Specifies the server address.
• --[no-]debug-logging
       
  Enables or disables debug logging in the error_log file.
• --[no-]remote-admin
       
  Enables or disables remote administration.
• --[no-]remote-any
       
  Enables or disables printing from any address, e.g. the Internet.
• --[no-]remote-printers
       
  Enables or disables the display of remote printers shared via the CUPS, LDAP, or SLP protocols.
• --[no-]share-printers
       
  Enables or disables sharing of local printers with other computers.
• --[no-]user-cancel-any
       
  Allows or prevents users from canceling jobs owned by others.

Display the current settings:

   cupsctl

Enable debug logging:

   cupsctl --debug-logging

Get the current debug logging state:

   cupsctl | grep '^_debug_logging' | awk -F= '{print $2}'

Disable printer sharing:

   cupsctl --no-shared-printers

cupsd.conf(5), cupsd(8),
http://localhost:631/help

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