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9<h1 class="title">cupsctl(8)</h1>
10<h2 class="title"><a name="NAME">Name</a></h2>
11cupsctl - configure cupsd.conf options
12<h2 class="title"><a name="SYNOPSIS">Synopsis</a></h2>
13<b>cupsctl
14</b>[ -E ] [-U
15<i>username
16</i>] [ -h
17<i>server[:port]
18</i>] [ --[no-]debug-logging ] [ --[no-]remote-admin ] [ --[no-]remote-any ]
19[ --[no-]share-printers ] [ --[no-]user-cancel-any ]
20[
21<i>name=value
22</i>]
23<h2 class="title"><a name="DESCRIPTION">Description</a></h2>
24<i>cupsctl</i> updates or queries the <b>cupsd.conf</b> file for a server. When
25no changes are requested, the current configuration values are written to the
26standard output in the format "name=value", one per line.
27<h2 class="title"><a name="OPTIONS">Options</a></h2>
28The following options are recognized:
29<dl>
30<dt>-E
31</dt>
32<dd></dd>
33<dd>Enables encryption on the connection to the scheduler.
34</dd>
35<dt>-U <i>username</i>
36</dt>
37<dd></dd>
38<dd>Specifies an alternate username to use when authenticating with the scheduler.
39</dd>
40<dt>-h <i>server[:port]</i>
41</dt>
42<dd></dd>
43<dd>Specifies the server address.
44</dd>
45<dt>--[no-]debug-logging
46</dt>
47<dd></dd>
48<dd>Enables or disables debug logging in the <b>error_log</b> file.
49</dd>
50<dt>--[no-]remote-admin
51</dt>
52<dd></dd>
53<dd>Enables or disables remote administration.
54</dd>
55<dt>--[no-]remote-any
56</dt>
57<dd></dd>
58<dd>Enables or disables printing from any address, e.g. the Internet.
59</dd>
60<dt>--[no-]share-printers
61</dt>
62<dd></dd>
63<dd>Enables or disables sharing of local printers with other computers.
64</dd>
65<dt>--[no-]user-cancel-any
66</dt>
67<dd></dd>
68<dd>Allows or prevents users from canceling jobs owned by others.
69</dd>
70</dl>
71<h2 class="title"><a name="EXAMPLES">Examples</a></h2>
72Display the current settings:
73<pre>
74 cupsctl
75</pre>
76<p>Enable debug logging:
77<pre>
78 cupsctl --debug-logging
79</pre>
80<p>Get the current debug logging state:
81<pre>
82 cupsctl | grep '^_debug_logging' | awk -F= '{print $2}'
83</pre>
84<p>Disable printer sharing:
85<pre>
86 cupsctl --no-share-printers
87</pre>
88<h2 class="title"><a name="KNOWN_ISSUES">Known Issues</a></h2>
89You cannot set the Listen or Port directives using <i>cupsctl</i>.
90<h2 class="title"><a name="SEE_ALSO">See Also</a></h2>
91<a href='man-cupsd.conf.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages'>cupsd.conf(5)</a>, <a href='man-cupsd.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages'>cupsd(8)</a>,
92<br>
93<a href='http://localhost:631/help'>http://localhost:631/help</a>
94<h2 class="title"><a name="COPYRIGHT">Copyright</a></h2>
95Copyright 2007-2013 by Apple Inc.
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