lpadmin(8)							    Apple Inc.								lpadmin(8)

NAME

       lpadmin - configure cups printers and classes

SYNOPSIS

       lpadmin [ -E ] [-U username ] [ -h server[:port] ] -d destination
       lpadmin [ -E ] [-U username ] [ -h server[:port] ] -p destination [ -R name-default ] option(s)
       lpadmin [ -E ] [-U username ] [ -h server[:port] ] -x destination

DESCRIPTION

       lpadmin configures printer and class queues provided by CUPS. It can also be used to set the server default printer or class.

       When specified before the -d, -p, or -x options, the -E option forces encryption when connecting to the server.

       The  first  form  of  the  command (-d) sets the default printer or class to destination.  Subsequent print jobs submitted via the lp(1) or
       lpr(1) commands will use this destination unless the user specifies otherwise with the lpoptions(1) command.

       The second form of the command (-p) configures the named printer or class.  The additional options are described below.

       The third form of the command (-x) deletes the printer or class destination. Any jobs that are pending for the destination will be  removed
       and any job that is currently printed will be aborted.

CONFIGURATION OPTIONS

       The following options are recognized when configuring a printer queue:

       -c class
	    Adds the named printer to class.  If class does not exist it is created automatically.

       -i interface
	    Sets  a System V style interface script for the printer. This option cannot be specified with the -P option (PPD file) and is intended
	    for providing support for legacy printer drivers.

       -m model
	    Sets a standard System V interface script or PPD file for the printer from the model directory or using one of the driver  interfaces.
	    Use the -m option with the lpinfo(8) command to get a list of supported models.

       -o cupsIPPSupplies=true

       -o cupsIPPSupplies=false
	    Specifies whether IPP supply level values should be reported.

       -o cupsSNMPSupplies=true

       -o cupsSNMPSupplies=false
	    Specifies whether SNMP supply level (RFC 3805) values should be reported.

       -o job-k-limit=value
	    Sets the kilobyte limit for per-user quotas. The value is an integer number of kilobytes; one kilobyte is 1024 bytes.

       -o job-page-limit=value
	    Sets  the page limit for per-user quotas. The value is the integer number of pages that can be printed; double-sided pages are counted
	    as two pages.

       -o job-quota-period=value
	    Sets the accounting period for per-user quotas. The value is an integer number of seconds; 86,400 seconds are in one day.

       -o job-sheets-default=banner

       -o job-sheets-default=banner,banner
	    Sets the default banner page(s) to use for print jobs.

       -o name=value
	    Sets a PPD option for the printer. PPD options can be listed using the -l option with the lpoptions(1) command.

       -o name-default=value
	    Sets a default server-side option for the destination. Any print-time option can be defaulted, e.g. "-o  cpi-default=17"  to  set  the
	    default "cpi" option value to 17.

       -o port-monitor=name
	    Sets  the  binary  communications program to use when printing, "none", "bcp", or "tbcp". The default program is "none". The specified
	    port monitor must be listed in the printer's PPD file.

       -o printer-error-policy=name
	    Sets the error policy to be used when the printer backend is unable to send the job to the printer. The name must be  one  of  "abort-
	    job", "retry-job", "retry-current-job", or "stop-printer". The default error policy is "stop-printer" for printers and "retry-current-
	    job" for classes.

       -o printer-is-shared=true/false
	    Sets the destination to shared/published or unshared/unpublished.  Shared/published destinations are publicly announced by the  server
	    on	the  LAN based on the browsing configuration in cupsd.conf, while unshared/unpublished destinations are not announced. The default
	    value is "true".

       -o printer-op-policy=name
	    Sets the IPP operation policy associated with the destination. The name must be defined in the cupsd.conf in a  Policy  section.   The
	    default operation policy is "default".

       -R name-default
	    Deletes the named option from printer.

       -r class
	    Removes the named printer from class.  If the resulting class becomes empty it is removed.

       -u allow:user,user,@group

       -u deny:user,user,@group

       -u allow:all

       -u deny:none
	    Sets  user-level  access  control  on a destination. Names starting with "@" are interpreted as UNIX groups. The latter two forms turn
	    user-level access control off.

       -v "device-uri"
	    Sets the device-uri attribute of the printer queue. Use the -v option with the lpinfo(8) command to get a  list  of  supported  device
	    URIs and schemes.

       -D "info"
	    Provides a textual description of the destination.

       -E
	    Enables the destination and accepts jobs; this is the same as running the cupsaccept(8) and cupsenable(8) programs on the destination.

       -L "location"
	    Provides a textual location of the destination.

       -P ppd-file
	    Specifies  a PostScript Printer Description file to use with the printer. If specified, this option overrides the -i option (interface
	    script).

COMPATIBILITY

       Unlike the System V printing system, CUPS allows printer names to contain any printable character except SPACE, TAB, "/",  or  "#".   Also,
       printer	and class names are not case-sensitive.  Finally, the CUPS version of lpadmin may ask the user for an access password depending on
       the printing system configuration. This differs from the System V version which requires the root user to execute this command.

LIMITATIONS

       The CUPS version of lpadmin does not support all of the System V or Solaris printing system configuration options.

SEE ALSO

       cupsaccept(8), cupsenable(8), lpinfo(8), lpoptions(1),
       http://localhost:631/help

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright 2007-2013 by Apple Inc.

16 July 2012							       CUPS								lpadmin(8)