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.

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 ppd-file

       -P ppd-file
	    Specifies a PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file to use with the printer.

       -m model
	    Sets  a  standard 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.  The model "raw" clears any existing PPD file and the model "everywhere"  queries
	    the  printer  referred  to by the specified IPP device-uri.  Note: The "raw" model is deprecated and will not be supported in a future
	    version of CUPS.

       -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 number-up-default=2" to set
	    the default "number-up" option value to 2.

       -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-cur-
	    rent-job" for classes.

       -o printer-is-shared=true

       -o printer-is-shared=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|@group}{,user|,@group}*

       -u deny:{user|@group}{,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.  Note: 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'.

       -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.

CONFORMING TO

       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.

NOTES

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

EXAMPLE

       Create an IPP Everywhere print queue:

	   lpadmin -p myprinter -E -v ipp://myprinter.local/ipp/print -m everywhere

SEE ALSO

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

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2007-2017 by Apple Inc.

19 March 2018							       CUPS								lpadmin(8)