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9<h1 class="title">lpadmin(8)</h1>
10<h2 class="title"><a name="NAME">Name</a></h2>
11lpadmin - configure cups printers and classes
12<h2 class="title"><a name="SYNOPSIS">Synopsis</a></h2>
c277f98c 13<b>lpadmin</b>
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14[
15<b>-E</b>
16] [
17<b>-U</b>
c277f98c 18<i>username</i>
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19] [
20<b>-h </b><i>server</i>[<b>:</b><i>port</i>]
21]
22<b>-d</b>
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23<i>destination</i>
24<br>
25<b>lpadmin</b>
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26[
27<b>-E</b>
28] [
29<b>-U</b>
c277f98c 30<i>username</i>
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31] [
32<b>-h </b><i>server</i>[<b>:</b><i>port</i>]
33]
34<b>-p</b>
c277f98c 35<i>destination</i>
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36[
37<b>-R</b>
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38<i>name-default</i>
39]
40<i>option(s)</i>
41<br>
42<b>lpadmin</b>
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43[
44<b>-E</b>
45] [
46<b>-U</b>
c277f98c 47<i>username</i>
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49<b>-h </b><i>server</i>[<b>:</b><i>port</i>]
50]
51<b>-x</b>
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52<i>destination</i>
53<h2 class="title"><a name="DESCRIPTION">Description</a></h2>
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54<b>lpadmin</b> configures printer and class queues provided by CUPS.
55It can also be used to set the server default printer or class.
56<p>When specified before the <i>-d</i>, <i>-p</i>, or <i>-x</i> options, the <i>-E</i> option forces encryption when connecting to the server.
57<p>The first form of the command (<i>-d</i>) sets the default printer or class to <i>destination</i>.
58Subsequent print jobs submitted via the
59<a href="man-lp.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages"><b>lp</b>(1)</a>
60or
61<a href="man-lpr.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages"><b>lpr</b>(1)</a>
62commands will use this destination unless the user specifies otherwise with the
63<a href="man-lpoptions.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages"><b>lpoptions</b>(1)</a>
64command.
65<p>The second form of the command (<i>-p</i>) configures the named printer or class. The additional options are described below.
66<p>The third form of the command (<i>-x</i>) deletes the printer or class <i>destination</i>.
67Any jobs that are pending for the destination will be removed and any job that is currently printed will be aborted.
68<h2 class="title"><a name="OPTIONS">Options</a></h2>
69The following options are recognized when configuring a printer queue:
2909c66c 70<dl class="man">
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71<dt><b>-c </b><i>class</i>
72<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Adds the named <i>printer</i> to <i>class</i>.
73If <i>class</i> does not exist it is created automatically.
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74<dt><b>-i </b><i>ppd-file</i>
75<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>-P </b><i>ppd-file</i>
76<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies a PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file to use with the printer.
cfa19b58 77<dt><b>-m </b><i>model</i>
e67e2f9e 78<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Sets a standard PPD file for the printer from the <i>model</i> directory or using one of the driver interfaces.
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79Use the <i>-m</i> option with the
80<a href="man-lpinfo.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages"><b>lpinfo</b>(8)</a>
81command to get a list of supported models.
e67e2f9e 82The model "raw" clears any existing PPD file and the model "everywhere" queries the printer referred to by the specified IPP <i>device-uri</i>.
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83<dt><b>-o cupsIPPSupplies=true</b>
84<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>-o cupsIPPSupplies=false</b>
85<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies whether IPP supply level values should be reported.
86<dt><b>-o cupsSNMPSupplies=true</b>
87<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>-o cupsSNMPSupplies=false</b>
88<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies whether SNMP supply level (RFC 3805) values should be reported.
89<dt><b>-o job-k-limit=</b><i>value</i>
90<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Sets the kilobyte limit for per-user quotas.
91The value is an integer number of kilobytes; one kilobyte is 1024 bytes.
92<dt><b>-o job-page-limit=</b><i>value</i>
93<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Sets the page limit for per-user quotas.
94The value is the integer number of pages that can be printed; double-sided pages are counted as two pages.
95<dt><b>-o job-quota-period=</b><i>value</i>
96<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Sets the accounting period for per-user quotas.
97The value is an integer number of seconds; 86,400 seconds are in one day.
98<dt><b>-o job-sheets-default=</b><i>banner</i>
99<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>-o job-sheets-default=</b><i>banner</i><b>,</b><i>banner</i>
100<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Sets the default banner page(s) to use for print jobs.
101<dt><b>-o </b><i>name</i><b>=</b><i>value</i>
102<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Sets a PPD option for the printer.
103PPD options can be listed using the <i>-l</i> option with the
104<a href="man-lpoptions.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages"><b>lpoptions</b>(1)</a>
105command.
106<dt><b>-o </b><i>name</i><b>-default=</b><i>value</i>
107<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Sets a default server-side option for the destination.
108Any print-time option can be defaulted, e.g., "-o number-up-default=2" to set the default "number-up" option value to 2.
109<dt><b>-o port-monitor=</b><i>name</i>
110<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Sets the binary communications program to use when printing, "none", "bcp", or "tbcp".
111The default program is "none".
112The specified port monitor must be listed in the printer's PPD file.
113<dt><b>-o printer-error-policy=</b><i>name</i>
114<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Sets the error policy to be used when the printer backend is unable to send the job to the printer.
115The name must be one of "abort-job", "retry-job", "retry-current-job", or "stop-printer".
116The default error policy is "stop-printer" for printers and "retry-current-job" for
94436c5a 117classes.
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118<dt><b>-o printer-is-shared=true</b>
119<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>-o printer-is-shared=false</b>
120<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Sets the destination to shared/published or unshared/unpublished.
121Shared/published destinations are publicly announced by the server on the LAN based on the browsing configuration in <i>cupsd.conf</i>, while unshared/unpublished destinations are not announced.
122The default value is "true".
123<dt><b>-o printer-op-policy=</b><i>name</i>
124<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Sets the IPP operation policy associated with the destination.
125The name must be defined in the <i>cupsd.conf</i> in a Policy section.
94436c5a 126The default operation policy is "default".
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127<dt><b>-R </b><i>name</i><b>-default</b>
128<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Deletes the named option from <i>printer</i>.
129<dt><b>-r </b><i>class</i>
130<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Removes the named <i>printer</i> from <i>class</i>.
131If the resulting class becomes empty it is removed.
132<dt><b>-u allow:</b>{<i>user</i>|<b>@</b><i>group</i>}{<b>,</b><i>user</i>|<b>,@</b><i>group</i>}*
133<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>-u deny:</b>{<i>user</i>|<b>@</b><i>group</i>}{<b>,</b><i>user</i>|<b>,@</b><i>group</i>}*
134<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>-u allow:all</b>
135<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>-u deny:none</b>
136<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Sets user-level access control on a destination.
137Names starting with "@" are interpreted as UNIX groups.
138The latter two forms turn user-level access control off.
515c3db9 139Note: 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'.
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140<dt><b>-v "</b><i>device-uri</i><b>"</b>
141<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Sets the <i>device-uri</i> attribute of the printer queue.
142Use the <i>-v</i> option with the
143<a href="man-lpinfo.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages"><b>lpinfo</b>(8)</a>
144command to get a list of supported device URIs and schemes.
145<dt><b>-D "</b><i>info</i><b>"</b>
146<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Provides a textual description of the destination.
147<dt><b>-E</b>
148<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Enables the destination and accepts jobs; this is the same as running the
149<a href="man-cupsaccept.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages"><b>cupsaccept</b>(8)</a>
150and
151<a href="man-cupsenable.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages"><b>cupsenable</b>(8)</a>
152programs on the destination.
153<dt><b>-L "</b><i>location</i><b>"</b>
154<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Provides a textual location of the destination.
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156<h2 class="title"><a name="CONFORMING_TO">Conforming To</a></h2>
157Unlike the System V printing system, CUPS allows printer names to contain any printable character except SPACE, TAB, "/", or "#".
94436c5a 158Also, printer and class names are <i>not</i> case-sensitive.
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159Finally, the CUPS version of <b>lpadmin</b> may ask the user for an access password depending on the printing system configuration.
160This differs from the System V version which requires the root user to execute this command.
161<h2 class="title"><a name="NOTES">Notes</a></h2>
162The CUPS version of <b>lpadmin</b> does not support all of the System V or Solaris printing system configuration options.
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163<h2 class="title"><a name="EXAMPLE">Example</a></h2>
164Create an IPP Everywhere print queue:
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166
167 lpadmin -p myprinter -E -v ipp://myprinter.local/ipp/print -m everywhere
168
169</pre>
94436c5a 170<h2 class="title"><a name="SEE_ALSO">See Also</a></h2>
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171<a href="man-cupsaccept.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages"><b>cupsaccept</b>(8),</a>
172<a href="man-cupsenable.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages"><b>cupsenable</b>(8),</a>
173<a href="man-lpinfo.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages"><b>lpinfo</b>(8),</a>
174<a href="man-lpoptions.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages"><b>lpoptions</b>(1),</a>
175CUPS Online Help (<a href="http://localhost:631/help">http://localhost:631/help</a>)
94436c5a 176<h2 class="title"><a name="COPYRIGHT">Copyright</a></h2>
bd5a2f28 177Copyright &copy; 2007-2017 by Apple Inc.
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