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Manual page and help for the cupsctl Linux command. The cupsctl command configures the cupsd.conf file of the print server. If you do not receive a parameter containing a change request, then the values ​​of the current configuration are displayed on the standard output in name=value pairs.

 

 

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man cupsctl
cupsctl(8)                                                     Apple Inc.                                                     cupsctl(8)

NAME
       cupsctl - configure cupsd.conf options

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

DESCRIPTION
       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.

OPTIONS
       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 (disables) debug logging to the error_log file.

       --[no-]remote-admin
            Enables (disables) remote administration.

       --[no-]remote-any
            Enables (disables) printing from any address, e.g., the Internet.

       --[no-]share-printers
            Enables (disables) sharing of local printers with other computers.

       --[no-]user-cancel-any
            Allows (prevents) users to cancel jobs owned by others.

EXAMPLES
       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-share-printers

KNOWN ISSUES
       You cannot set the Listen or Port directives using cupsctl.

SEE ALSO
       cupsd.conf(5), cupsd(8),
       CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 2007-2017 by Apple Inc.

30 May 2016                                                       CUPS                                                        cupsctl(8)

 

 

Help output

sudo cupsctl -h
Usage: cupsctl [options] [param=value ... paramN=valueN]

Options:

  -E                      Encrypt the connection.
  -U username             Specify username.
  -h server[:port]        Specify server address.

  --[no-]debug-logging    Turn debug logging on/off.
  --[no-]remote-admin     Turn remote administration on/off.
  --[no-]remote-any       Allow/prevent access from the Internet.
  --[no-]share-printers   Turn printer sharing on/off.
  --[no-]user-cancel-any  Allow/prevent users to cancel any job.

 

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