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10 <h2 class=
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"NAME">Name
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11 cupsd.conf - server configuration file for cups
12 <h2 class=
"title"><a name=
"DESCRIPTION">Description
</a></h2>
15 file configures the CUPS scheduler,
17 It is normally located in the
20 Each line in the file can be a configuration directive, a blank line, or a comment.
21 Configuration directives typically consist of a name and zero or more values separated by whitespace.
22 The configuration directive name and values are case-insensitive.
23 Comment lines start with the # character.
24 <h3><a name=
"TOP_LEVEL_DIRECTIVES">Top-level Directives
</a></h3>
25 The following top-level directives are understood by
28 <dt><a name=
"AccessLogLevel"></a><b>AccessLogLevel config
</b>
29 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>AccessLogLevel actions
</b>
30 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>AccessLogLevel all
</b>
31 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the logging level for the AccessLog file.
32 The
"config" level logs when printers and classes are added, deleted, or modified and when configuration files are accessed or updated.
33 The
"actions" level logs when print jobs are submitted, held, released, modified, or canceled, and any of the conditions for
"config".
34 The
"all" level logs all requests.
35 The default access log level is
"actions".
36 <dt><a name=
"AutoPurgeJobs"></a><b>AutoPurgeJobs Yes
</b>
37 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>AutoPurgeJobs No
</b>
38 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><br>
39 Specifies whether to purge job history data automatically when it is no longer required for quotas.
41 <dt><a name=
"BrowseDNSSDSubTypes"></a><b>BrowseDNSSDSubTypes
</b><i>_subtype[,...]
</i>
42 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies a list of Bonjour sub-types to advertise for each shared printer.
43 For example,
"BrowseDNSSDSubTypes _cups,_print" will tell network clients that both CUPS sharing and IPP Everywhere are supported.
44 The default is
"_cups" which is necessary for printer sharing to work between systems using CUPS.
45 <dt><a name=
"BrowseLocalProtocols"></a><b>BrowseLocalProtocols all
</b>
46 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>BrowseLocalProtocols dnssd
</b>
47 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>BrowseLocalProtocols none
</b>
48 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies which protocols to use for local printer sharing.
49 The default is
"dnssd" on systems that support Bonjour and
"none" otherwise.
50 <dt><a name=
"BrowseWebIF"></a><b>BrowseWebIF Yes
</b>
51 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>BrowseWebIF No
</b>
52 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><br>
53 Specifies whether the CUPS web interface is advertised.
55 <dt><a name=
"Browsing"></a><b>Browsing Yes
</b>
56 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>Browsing No
</b>
57 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><br>
58 Specifies whether shared printers are advertised.
60 <dt><a name=
"DefaultAuthType"></a><b>DefaultAuthType Basic
</b>
61 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>DefaultAuthType Negotiate
</b>
62 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><br>
63 Specifies the default type of authentication to use.
64 The default is
"Basic".
65 <dt><a name=
"DefaultEncryption"></a><b>DefaultEncryption Never
</b>
66 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>DefaultEncryption IfRequested
</b>
67 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>DefaultEncryption Required
</b>
68 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies whether encryption will be used for authenticated requests.
69 The default is
"Required".
70 <dt><a name=
"DefaultLanguage"></a><b>DefaultLanguage
</b><i>locale
</i>
71 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the default language to use for text and web content.
73 <dt><a name=
"DefaultPaperSize"></a><b>DefaultPaperSize Auto
</b>
74 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>DefaultPaperSize None
</b>
75 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>DefaultPaperSize
</b><i>sizename
</i>
76 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the default paper size for new print queues.
"Auto" uses a locale-specific default, while
"None" specifies there is no default paper size.
77 Specific size names are typically
"Letter" or
"A4".
78 The default is
"Auto".
79 <dt><a name=
"DefaultPolicy"></a><b>DefaultPolicy
</b><i>policy-name
</i>
80 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the default access policy to use.
81 The default access policy is
"default".
82 <dt><a name=
"DefaultShared"></a><b>DefaultShared Yes
</b>
83 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>DefaultShared No
</b>
84 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies whether local printers are shared by default.
86 <dt><a name=
"DirtyCleanInterval"></a><b>DirtyCleanInterval
</b><i>seconds
</i>
87 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the delay for updating of configuration and state files.
88 A value of
0 causes the update to happen as soon as possible, typically within a few milliseconds.
89 The default value is
"30".
90 <dt><a name=
"DNSSDHostName"></a><b>DNSSDHostName
</b><i>hostname.example.com
</i>
91 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the fully-qualified domain name for the server that is used for Bonjour sharing.
92 The default is typically the server's
".local" hostname.
93 <dt><a name=
"ErrorPolicy"></a><b>ErrorPolicy abort-job
</b>
94 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies that a failed print job should be aborted (discarded) unless otherwise specified for the printer.
95 <dt><b>ErrorPolicy retry-current-job
</b>
96 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies that a failed print job should be retried immediately unless otherwise specified for the printer.
97 <dt><b>ErrorPolicy retry-job
</b>
98 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies that a failed print job should be retried at a later time unless otherwise specified for the printer.
99 <dt><b>ErrorPolicy stop-printer
</b>
100 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies that a failed print job should stop the printer unless otherwise specified for the printer. The 'stop-printer' error policy is the default.
101 <dt><a name=
"FilterLimit"></a><b>FilterLimit
</b><i>limit
</i>
102 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the maximum cost of filters that are run concurrently, which can be used to minimize disk, memory, and CPU resource problems.
103 A limit of
0 disables filter limiting.
104 An average print to a non-PostScript printer needs a filter limit of about
200.
105 A PostScript printer needs about half that (
100).
106 Setting the limit below these thresholds will effectively limit the scheduler to printing a single job at any time.
107 The default limit is
"0".
108 <dt><a name=
"FilterNice"></a><b>FilterNice
</b><i>nice-value
</i>
109 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the scheduling priority (
111 value) of filters that are run to print a job.
112 The nice value ranges from
0, the highest priority, to
19, the lowest priority.
114 <dt><a name=
"GSSServiceName"></a><b>GSSServiceName
</b><i>name
</i>
115 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the service name when using Kerberos authentication.
116 The default service name is
"http."
117 <dt><b>HostNameLookups On
</b>
118 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><a name=
"HostNameLookups"></a><b>HostNameLookups Off
</b>
119 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>HostNameLookups Double
</b>
120 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies whether to do reverse lookups on connecting clients.
121 The
"Double" setting causes
123 to verify that the hostname resolved from the address matches one of the addresses returned for that hostname.
124 Double lookups also prevent clients with unregistered addresses from connecting to your server.
125 The default is
"Off" to avoid the potential server performance problems with hostname lookups.
126 Only set this option to
"On" or
"Double" if absolutely required.
127 <dt><a name=
"IdleExitTimeout"></a><b>IdleExitTimeout
</b><i>seconds
</i>
128 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the length of time to wait before shutting down due to inactivity.
129 The default is
"60" seconds.
130 Note: Only applicable when
132 is run on-demand (e.g., with
<b>-l
</b>).
133 <dt><a name=
"JobKillDelay"></a><b>JobKillDelay
</b><i>seconds
</i>
134 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the number of seconds to wait before killing the filters and backend associated with a canceled or held job.
136 <dt><a name=
"JobRetryInterval"></a><b>JobRetryInterval
</b><i>seconds
</i>
137 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the interval between retries of jobs in seconds.
138 This is typically used for fax queues but can also be used with normal print queues whose error policy is
"retry-job" or
"retry-current-job".
140 <dt><a name=
"JobRetryLimit"></a><b>JobRetryLimit
</b><i>count
</i>
141 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the number of retries that are done for jobs.
142 This is typically used for fax queues but can also be used with normal print queues whose error policy is
"retry-job" or
"retry-current-job".
144 <dt><a name=
"KeepAlive"></a><b>KeepAlive Yes
</b>
145 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>KeepAlive No
</b>
146 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies whether to support HTTP keep-alive connections.
147 The default is
"Yes".
148 <dt><a name=
"KeepAliveTimeout"></a><b>KeepAliveTimeout
</b><i>seconds
</i>
149 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies how long an idle client connection remains open.
151 <dt><a name=
"LimitIPP"></a><b><Limit
</b><i>operation
</i>...
<b>> </b>...
<b></Limit
></b>
152 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the IPP operations that are being limited inside a Policy section. IPP operation names are listed below in the section
"IPP OPERATION NAMES".
153 <dt><a name=
"Limit"></a><b><Limit
</b><i>method
</i>...
<b>> </b>...
<b></Limit
></b>
154 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><a name=
"LimitExcept"></a><b><LimitExcept
</b><i>method
</i>...
<b>> </b>...
<b></LimitExcept
></b>
155 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the HTTP methods that are being limited inside a Location section. HTTP method names are listed below in the section
"HTTP METHOD NAMES".
156 <dt><a name=
"LimitRequestBody"></a><b>LimitRequestBody
</b><i>size
</i>
157 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the maximum size of print files, IPP requests, and HTML form data.
158 The default is
"0" which disables the limit check.
159 <dt><a name=
"Listen"></a><b>Listen
</b><i>ipv4-address
</i><b>:
</b><i>port
</i>
160 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>Listen [
</b><i>ipv6-address
</i><b>]:
</b><i>port
</i>
161 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>Listen *:
</b><i>port
</i>
162 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>Listen
</b><i>/path/to/domain/socket
</i>
163 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Listens to the specified address and port or domain socket path for connections.
164 Multiple Listen directives can be provided to listen on multiple addresses.
165 The Listen directive is similar to the Port directive but allows you to restrict access to specific interfaces or networks.
166 <dt><a name=
"ListenBackLog"></a><b>ListenBackLog
</b><i>number
</i>
167 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the number of pending connections that will be allowed.
168 This normally only affects very busy servers that have reached the MaxClients limit, but can also be triggered by large numbers of simultaneous connections.
169 When the limit is reached, the operating system will refuse additional connections until the scheduler can accept the pending ones.
170 The default is the OS-defined default limit, typically either
"5" for older operating systems or
"128" for newer operating systems.
171 <dt><a name=
"Location"></a><b><Location
</b><i>/path
</i><b>> </b>...
<b></Location
></b>
172 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies access control for the named location.
173 Paths are documented below in the section
"LOCATION PATHS".
174 <dt><a name=
"LogDebugHistory"></a><b>LogDebugHistory
</b><i>number
</i>
175 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the number of debugging messages that are retained for logging if an error occurs in a print job. Debug messages are logged regardless of the LogLevel setting.
176 <dt><a name=
"LogLevel"></a><b>LogLevel
</b>none
177 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>LogLevel
</b>emerg
178 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>LogLevel
</b>alert
179 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>LogLevel
</b>crit
180 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>LogLevel
</b>error
181 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>LogLevel
</b>warn
182 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>LogLevel
</b>notice
183 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>LogLevel
</b>info
184 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>LogLevel
</b>debug
185 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>LogLevel
</b>debug2
186 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the level of logging for the ErrorLog file.
187 The value
"none" stops all logging while
"debug2" logs everything.
188 The default is
"warn".
189 <dt><a name=
"LogTimeFormat"></a><b>LogTimeFormat
</b>standard
190 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>LogTimeFormat
</b>usecs
191 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the format of the date and time in the log files.
192 The value
"standard" is the default and logs whole seconds while
"usecs" logs microseconds.
193 <dt><a name=
"MaxClients"></a><b>MaxClients
</b><i>number
</i>
194 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the maximum number of simultaneous clients that are allowed by the scheduler.
195 The default is
"100".
196 <dt><a name=
"MaxClientPerHost"></a><b>MaxClientsPerHost
</b><i>number
</i>
197 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the maximum number of simultaneous clients that are allowed from a
199 The default is the MaxClients value.
200 <dt><a name=
"MaxCopies"></a><b>MaxCopies
</b><i>number
</i>
201 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the maximum number of copies that a user can print of each job.
202 The default is
"9999".
203 <dt><a name=
"MaxHoldTime"></a><b>MaxHoldTime
</b><i>seconds
</i>
204 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the maximum time a job may remain in the
"indefinite" hold state before it is canceled.
205 The default is
"0" which disables cancellation of held jobs.
206 <dt><a name=
"MaxJobs"></a><b>MaxJobs
</b><i>number
</i>
207 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the maximum number of simultaneous jobs that are allowed.
208 Set to
"0" to allow an unlimited number of jobs.
209 The default is
"500".
210 <dt><a name=
"MaxJobsPerPrinter"></a><b>MaxJobsPerPrinter
</b><i>number
</i>
211 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the maximum number of simultaneous jobs that are allowed per printer.
212 The default is
"0" which allows up to MaxJobs jobs per printer.
213 <dt><a name=
"MaxJobsPerUser"></a><b>MaxJobsPerUser
</b><i>number
</i>
214 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the maximum number of simultaneous jobs that are allowed per user.
215 The default is
"0" which allows up to MaxJobs jobs per user.
216 <dt><a name=
"MaxJobTime"></a><b>MaxJobTime
</b><i>seconds
</i>
217 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the maximum time a job may take to print before it is canceled.
218 Set to
"0" to disable cancellation of
"stuck" jobs.
219 The default is
"10800" (
3 hours).
220 <dt><a name=
"MaxLogSize"></a><b>MaxLogSize
</b><i>size
</i>
221 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the maximum size of the log files before they are rotated.
222 The value
"0" disables log rotation.
223 The default is
"1048576" (
1MB).
224 <dt><a name=
"MultipleOperationTimeout"></a><b>MultipleOperationTimeout
</b><i>seconds
</i>
225 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the maximum amount of time to allow between files in a multiple file print job.
226 The default is
"300" (
5 minutes).
227 <dt><a name=
"Policy"></a><b><Policy
</b><i>name
</i><b>> </b>...
<b></Policy
></b>
228 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies access control for the named policy.
229 <dt><a name=
"Port"></a><b>Port
</b><i>number
</i>
230 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Listens to the specified port number for connections.
231 <dt><a name=
"PreserveJobFiles"></a><b>PreserveJobFiles Yes
</b>
232 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>PreserveJobFiles No
</b>
233 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>PreserveJobFiles
</b><i>seconds
</i>
234 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies whether job files (documents) are preserved after a job is printed.
235 If a numeric value is specified, job files are preserved for the indicated number of seconds after printing.
236 The default is
"86400" (preserve
1 day).
237 <dt><a name=
"PreserveJobHistory"></a><b>PreserveJobHistory Yes
</b>
238 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>PreserveJobHistory No
</b>
239 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>PreserveJobHistory
</b><i>seconds
</i>
240 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies whether the job history is preserved after a job is printed.
241 If a numeric value is specified, the job history is preserved for the indicated number of seconds after printing.
242 If
"Yes", the job history is preserved until the MaxJobs limit is reached.
243 The default is
"Yes".
244 <dt><a name=
"ReloadTimeout"></a><b>ReloadTimeout
</b><i>seconds
</i>
245 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the amount of time to wait for job completion before restarting the scheduler.
247 <dt><a name=
"ServerAdmin"></a><b>ServerAdmin
</b><i>email-address
</i>
248 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the email address of the server administrator.
249 The default value is
"root@ServerName".
250 <dt><a name=
"ServerAlias"></a><b>ServerAlias
</b><i>hostname
</i>[ ...
<i>hostname
</i>]
251 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>ServerAlias *
</b>
252 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">The ServerAlias directive is used for HTTP Host header validation when clients connect to the scheduler from external interfaces.
253 Using the special name
"*" can expose your system to known browser-based DNS rebinding attacks, even when accessing sites through a firewall.
254 If the auto-discovery of alternate names does not work, we recommend listing each alternate name with a ServerAlias directive instead of using
"*".
255 <dt><a name=
"ServerName"></a><b>ServerName
</b><i>hostname
</i>
256 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the fully-qualified hostname of the server.
257 The default is the value reported by the
260 <dt><a name=
"ServerTokens"></a><b>ServerTokens None
</b>
261 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>ServerTokens ProductOnly
</b>
262 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>ServerTokens Major
</b>
263 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>ServerTokens Minor
</b>
264 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>ServerTokens Minimal
</b>
265 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>ServerTokens OS
</b>
266 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>ServerTokens Full
</b>
267 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies what information is included in the Server header of HTTP responses.
268 "None" disables the Server header.
269 "ProductOnly" reports
"CUPS".
270 "Major" reports
"CUPS/major IPP/2".
271 "Minor" reports
"CUPS/major.minor IPP/2.1".
272 "Minimal" reports
"CUPS/major.minor.patch IPP/2.1".
273 "OS" reports
"CUPS/major.minor.path (osname osversion) IPP/2.1".
274 "Full" reports
"CUPS/major.minor.path (osname osversion; architecture) IPP/2.1".
275 The default is
"Minimal".
276 <dt><a name=
"SSLListen"></a><b>SSLListen
</b><i>ipv4-address
</i><b>:
</b><i>port
</i>
277 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>SSLListen [
</b><i>ipv6-address
</i><b>]:
</b><i>port
</i>
278 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>SSLListen *:
</b><i>port
</i>
279 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Listens on the specified address and port for encrypted connections.
280 <dt><a name=
"SSLOptions"></a><dt><b>SSLOptions
</b>[
<i>AllowDH
</i>] [
<i>AllowRC4
</i>] [
<i>AllowSSL3
</i>] [
<i>DenyCBC
</i>] [
<i>DenyTLS1.0
</i>] [
<i>MaxTLS1.0
</i>] [
<i>MaxTLS1.1
</i>] [
<i>MaxTLS1.2
</i>] [
<i>MaxTLS1.3
</i>] [
<i>MinTLS1.0
</i>] [
<i>MinTLS1.1
</i>] [
<i>MinTLS1.2
</i>] [
<i>MinTLS1.3
</i>]
281 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>SSLOptions None
</b>
282 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Sets encryption options (only in /etc/cups/client.conf).
283 By default, CUPS only supports encryption using TLS v1.0 or higher using known secure cipher suites.
284 Security is reduced when
<i>Allow
</i> options are used.
285 Security is enhanced when
<i>Deny
</i> options are used.
286 The
<i>AllowDH
</i> option enables cipher suites using plain Diffie-Hellman key negotiation (not supported on systems using GNU TLS).
287 The
<i>AllowRC4
</i> option enables the
128-bit RC4 cipher suites, which are required for some older clients.
288 The
<i>AllowSSL3
</i> option enables SSL v3.0, which is required for some older clients that do not support TLS v1.0.
289 The
<i>DenyCBC
</i> option disables all CBC cipher suites.
290 The
<i>DenyTLS1.0
</i> option disables TLS v1.0 support - this sets the minimum protocol version to TLS v1.1.
291 The
<i>MinTLS
</i> options set the minimum TLS version to support.
292 The
<i>MaxTLS
</i> options set the maximum TLS version to support.
293 Not all operating systems support TLS
1.3 at this time.
294 <dt><a name=
"SSLPort"></a><b>SSLPort
</b><i>port
</i>
295 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Listens on the specified port for encrypted connections.
296 <dt><a name=
"StrictConformance"></a><b>StrictConformance Yes
</b>
297 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>StrictConformance No
</b>
298 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies whether the scheduler requires clients to strictly adhere to the IPP specifications.
300 <dt><a name=
"Timeout"></a><b>Timeout
</b><i>seconds
</i>
301 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the HTTP request timeout.
302 The default is
"300" (
5 minutes).
303 <dt><a name=
"WebInterface"></a><b>WebInterface yes
</b>
304 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>WebInterface no
</b>
305 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies whether the web interface is enabled.
308 <h3><a name=
"HTTP_METHOD_NAMES">Http Method Names
</a></h3>
309 The following HTTP methods are supported by
313 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Used by a client to download icons and other printer resources and to access the CUPS web interface.
315 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Used by a client to get the type, size, and modification date of resources.
317 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Used by a client to establish a secure (SSL/TLS) connection.
319 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Used by a client to submit IPP requests and HTML forms from the CUPS web interface.
321 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Used by a client to upload configuration files.
323 <h3><a name=
"IPP_OPERATION_NAMES">Ipp Operation Names
</a></h3>
324 The following IPP operations are supported by
328 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Allows a printer to accept new jobs.
329 <dt>CUPS-Add-Modify-Class
330 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Adds or modifies a printer class.
331 <dt>CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer
332 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Adds or modifies a printer.
333 <dt>CUPS-Authenticate-Job
334 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Releases a job that is held for authentication.
335 <dt>CUPS-Delete-Class
336 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Deletes a printer class.
337 <dt>CUPS-Delete-Printer
338 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Deletes a printer.
340 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Gets a list of printer classes.
342 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Gets the server default printer or printer class.
344 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Gets a list of devices that are currently available.
345 <dt>CUPS-Get-Document
346 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Gets a document file for a job.
348 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Gets a PPD file.
350 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Gets a list of installed PPD files.
351 <dt>CUPS-Get-Printers
352 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Gets a list of printers.
354 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Moves a job.
356 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Prevents a printer from accepting new jobs.
358 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Sets the server default printer or printer class.
360 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Cancels a job.
362 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Cancels one or more jobs.
364 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Cancels one or more jobs creates by a user.
365 <dt>Cancel-Subscription
366 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Cancels a subscription.
368 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Closes a job that is waiting for more documents.
370 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Creates a new job with no documents.
371 <dt>Create-Job-Subscriptions
372 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Creates a subscription for job events.
373 <dt>Create-Printer-Subscriptions
374 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Creates a subscription for printer events.
375 <dt>Get-Job-Attributes
376 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Gets information about a job.
378 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Gets a list of jobs.
379 <dt>Get-Notifications
380 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Gets a list of event notifications for a subscription.
381 <dt>Get-Printer-Attributes
382 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Gets information about a printer or printer class.
383 <dt>Get-Subscription-Attributes
384 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Gets information about a subscription.
385 <dt>Get-Subscriptions
386 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Gets a list of subscriptions.
388 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Holds a job from printing.
390 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Holds all new jobs from printing.
392 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Stops processing of jobs by a printer or printer class.
393 <dt>Pause-Printer-After-Current-Job
394 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Stops processing of jobs by a printer or printer class after the current job is finished.
396 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Creates a new job with a single document.
398 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Cancels one or more jobs and deletes the job history.
399 <dt>Release-Held-New-Jobs
400 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Allows previously held jobs to print.
402 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Allows a job to print.
403 <dt>Renew-Subscription
404 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Renews a subscription.
406 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Reprints a job, if possible.
408 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Adds a document to a job.
409 <dt>Set-Job-Attributes
410 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Changes job information.
411 <dt>Set-Printer-Attributes
412 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Changes printer or printer class information.
414 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Validates options for a new job.
416 <h3><a name=
"LOCATION_PATHS">Location Paths
</a></h3>
417 The following paths are commonly used when configuring
421 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">The path for all get operations (get-printers, get-jobs, etc.)
423 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">The path for all administration operations (add-printer, delete-printer, start-printer, etc.)
425 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">The path for access to the CUPS configuration files (cupsd.conf, client.conf, etc.)
427 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">The path for access to the CUPS log files (access_log, error_log, page_log)
429 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">The path for all printer classes
431 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">The resource for the named printer class
433 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">The path for all jobs (hold-job, release-job, etc.)
435 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">The path for the specified job
437 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">The path for all printers
439 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">The path for the named printer
440 <dt>/printers/name.png
441 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">The icon file path for the named printer
442 <dt>/printers/name.ppd
443 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">The PPD file path for the named printer
445 <h3><a name=
"DIRECTIVES_VALID_WITHIN_LOCATION_AND_LIMIT_SECTIONS">Directives Valid Within Location And Limit Sections
</a></h3>
446 The following directives may be placed inside Location and Limit sections in the
<b>cupsd.conf
</b> file:
449 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>Allow none
</b>
450 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>Allow
</b><i>host.domain.com
</i>
451 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>Allow *.
</b><i>domain.com
</i>
452 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>Allow
</b><i>ipv4-address
</i>
453 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>Allow
</b><i>ipv4-address
</i><b>/
</b><i>netmask
</i>
454 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>Allow
</b><i>ipv4-address
</i><b>/
</b><i>mm
</i>
455 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>Allow [
</b><i>ipv6-address
</i><b>]
</b>
456 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>Allow [
</b><i>ipv6-address
</i><b>]/
</b><i>mm
</i>
457 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>Allow @IF(
</b><i>name
</i><b>)
</b>
458 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>Allow @LOCAL
</b>
459 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Allows access from the named hosts, domains, addresses, or interfaces.
460 The Order directive controls whether Allow lines are evaluated before or after Deny lines.
461 <dt><b>AuthType None
</b>
462 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>AuthType Basic
</b>
463 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>AuthType Default
</b>
464 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>AuthType Negotiate
</b>
465 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the type of authentication required.
466 The value
"Default" corresponds to the DefaultAuthType value.
468 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>Deny none
</b>
469 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>Deny
</b><i>host.domain.com
</i>
470 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>Deny *.
</b><i>domain.com
</i>
471 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>Deny
</b><i>ipv4-address
</i>
472 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>Deny
</b><i>ipv4-address
</i><b>/
</b><i>netmask
</i>
473 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>Deny
</b><i>ipv4-address
</i><b>/
</b><i>mm
</i>
474 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>Deny [
</b><i>ipv6-address
</i><b>]
</b>
475 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>Deny [
</b><i>ipv6-address
</i><b>]/
</b><i>mm
</i>
476 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>Deny @IF(
</b><i>name
</i><b>)
</b>
477 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>Deny @LOCAL
</b>
478 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Denies access from the named hosts, domains, addresses, or interfaces.
479 The Order directive controls whether Deny lines are evaluated before or after Allow lines.
480 <dt><b>Encryption IfRequested
</b>
481 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>Encryption Never
</b>
482 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>Encryption Required
</b>
483 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the level of encryption that is required for a particular location.
484 The default value is
"IfRequested".
485 <dt><b>Order allow,deny
</b>
486 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies that access is denied by default. Allow lines are then processed followed by Deny lines to determine whether a client may access a particular resource.
487 <dt><b>Order deny,allow
</b>
488 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies that access is allowed by default. Deny lines are then processed followed by Allow lines to determine whether a client may access a particular resource.
489 <dt><b>Require group
</b><i>group-name
</i>[
<i>group-name
</i>... ]
490 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies that an authenticated user must be a member of one of the named groups.
491 <dt><b>Require user {
</b><i>user-name
</i>|
<b>@
</b><i>group-name
</i>} ...
492 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies that an authenticated user must match one of the named users or be a member of one of the named groups.
493 The group name
"@SYSTEM" corresponds to the list of groups defined by the SystemGroup directive in the
494 <b>cups-files.conf
</b>(
5)
496 The group name
"@OWNER" corresponds to the owner of the resource, for example the person that submitted a print job.
497 Note: The 'root' user is not special and must be granted privileges like any other user account.
498 <dt><b>Require valid-user
</b>
499 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies that any authenticated user is acceptable.
500 <dt><b>Satisfy all
</b>
501 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies that all Allow, AuthType, Deny, Order, and Require conditions must be satisfied to allow access.
502 <dt><b>Satisfy any
</b>
503 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies that any a client may access a resource if either the authentication (AuthType/Require) or address (Allow/Deny/Order) conditions are satisfied.
504 For example, this can be used to require authentication only for remote accesses.
506 <h3><a name=
"DIRECTIVES_VALID_WITHIN_POLICY_SECTIONS">Directives Valid Within Policy Sections
</a></h3>
507 The following directives may be placed inside Policy sections in the
<b>cupsd.conf
</b> file:
509 <dt><b>JobPrivateAccess all
</b>
510 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>JobPrivateAccess default
</b>
511 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>JobPrivateAccess
</b>{
<i>user
</i>|
<b>@
</b><i>group
</i>|
<b>@ACL
</b>|
<b>@OWNER
</b>|
<b>@SYSTEM
</b>} ...
512 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies an access list for a job's private values.
513 The
"default" access list is
"@OWNER @SYSTEM".
514 "@ACL" maps to the printer's requesting-user-name-allowed or requesting-user-name-denied values.
515 "@OWNER" maps to the job's owner.
516 "@SYSTEM" maps to the groups listed for the SystemGroup directive in the
517 <b>cups-files.conf
</b>(
5)
519 <dt><b>JobPrivateValues all
</b>
520 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>JobPrivateValues default
</b>
521 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>JobPrivateValues none
</b>
522 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>JobPrivateValues
</b><i>attribute-name
</i>[ ...
<i>attribute-name
</i>]
523 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the list of job values to make private.
524 The
"default" values are
"job-name",
"job-originating-host-name",
"job-originating-user-name", and
"phone".
525 <dt><b>SubscriptionPrivateAccess all
</b>
526 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>SubscriptionPrivateAccess default
</b>
527 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>SubscriptionPrivateAccess
</b>{
<i>user
</i>|
<b>@
</b><i>group
</i>|
<b>@ACL
</b>|
<b>@OWNER
</b>|
<b>@SYSTEM
</b>} ...
528 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies an access list for a subscription's private values.
529 The
"default" access list is
"@OWNER @SYSTEM".
530 "@ACL" maps to the printer's requesting-user-name-allowed or requesting-user-name-denied values.
531 "@OWNER" maps to the job's owner.
532 "@SYSTEM" maps to the groups listed for the SystemGroup directive in the
533 <b>cups-files.conf
</b>(
5)
535 <dt><b>SubscriptionPrivateValues all
</b>
536 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>SubscriptionPrivateValues default
</b>
537 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>SubscriptionPrivateValues none
</b>
538 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>SubscriptionPrivateValues
</b><i>attribute-name
</i>[ ...
<i>attribute-name
</i>]
539 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the list of subscription values to make private.
540 The
"default" values are
"notify-events",
"notify-pull-method",
"notify-recipient-uri",
"notify-subscriber-user-name", and
"notify-user-data".
542 <h3><a name=
"DEPRECATED_DIRECTIVES">Deprecated Directives
</a></h3>
543 The following directives are deprecated and will be removed in a future release of CUPS:
545 <dt><a name=
"Classification"></a><b>Classification
</b><i>banner
</i>
546 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><br>
547 Specifies the security classification of the server.
548 Any valid banner name can be used, including
"classified",
"confidential",
"secret",
"topsecret", and
"unclassified", or the banner can be omitted to disable secure printing functions.
549 The default is no classification banner.
550 <dt><a name=
"ClassifyOverride"></a><b>ClassifyOverride Yes
</b>
551 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>ClassifyOverride No
</b>
552 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em"><br>
553 Specifies whether users may override the classification (cover page) of individual print jobs using the
"job-sheets" option.
555 <dt><a name=
"PageLogFormat"></a><b>PageLogFormat
</b><i>format-string
</i>
556 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the format of PageLog lines.
557 Sequences beginning with percent (%) characters are replaced with the corresponding information, while all other characters are copied literally.
558 The following percent sequences are recognized:
561 "%%" inserts a single percent character.
562 "%{name}" inserts the value of the specified IPP attribute.
563 "%C" inserts the number of copies for the current page.
564 "%P" inserts the current page number.
565 "%T" inserts the current date and time in common log format.
566 "%j" inserts the job ID.
567 "%p" inserts the printer name.
568 "%u" inserts the username.
571 The default is the empty string, which disables page logging.
572 The string
"%p %u %j %T %P %C %{job-billing} %{job-originating-host-name} %{job-name} %{media} %{sides}" creates a page log with the standard items.
573 Use
"%{job-impressions-completed}" to insert the number of pages (sides) that were printed, or
"%{job-media-sheets-completed}" to insert the number of sheets that were printed.
574 <dt><a name=
"RIPCache"></a><b>RIPCache
</b><i>size
</i>
575 <dd style=
"margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the maximum amount of memory to use when converting documents into bitmaps for a printer.
576 The default is
"128m".
578 <h2 class=
"title"><a name=
"NOTES">Notes
</a></h2>
579 File, directory, and user configuration directives that used to be allowed in the
<b>cupsd.conf
</b> file are now stored in the
580 <b>cups-files.conf
</b>(
5)
581 file instead in order to prevent certain types of privilege escalation attacks.
582 <p>The scheduler MUST be restarted manually after making changes to the
<b>cupsd.conf
</b> file.
583 On Linux this is typically done using the
585 command, while on macOS the
587 command is used instead.
588 <h2 class=
"title"><a name=
"CONFORMING_TO">Conforming To
</a></h2>
589 The
<b>cupsd.conf
</b> file format is based on the Apache HTTP Server configuration file format.
590 <h2 class=
"title"><a name=
"EXAMPLES">Examples
</a></h2>
591 Log everything with a maximum log file size of
32 megabytes:
599 Require authentication for accesses from outside the
10. network:
610 <h2 class=
"title"><a name=
"SEE_ALSO">See Also
</a></h2>
611 <b>classes.conf
</b>(
5),
612 <b>cups-files.conf
</b>(
5),
614 <b>mime.convs
</b>(
5),
615 <b>mime.types
</b>(
5),
616 <b>printers.conf
</b>(
5),
617 <b>subscriptions.conf
</b>(
5),
618 CUPS Online Help (
<a href=
"http://localhost:631/help">http://localhost:
631/help
</a>)
619 <h2 class=
"title"><a name=
"COPYRIGHT">Copyright
</a></h2>
620 Copyright
© 2007-
2019 by Apple Inc.