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.TH cupsctl 8 "CUPS" "30 May 2016" "Apple Inc."

.SH NAME

cupsctl \- configure cupsd.conf options

.SH SYNOPSIS

.B cupsctl

[

.B \-E

] [

.B \-U

.I username

] [

.B \-h

\fIserver\fR[\fB:\fIport\fR]

] [

\fB\-\-\fR[\fBno\-\fR]\fBdebug\-logging\fR

] [

\fB\-\-\fR[\fBno\-\fR]\fBremote\-admin\fR

] [

\fB\-\-\fR[\fBno\-\fR]\fBremote\-any\fR

] [

\fB\-\-\fR[\fBno\-\fR]\fBshare\-printers\fR

] [

\fB\-\-\fR[\fBno\-\fR]\fBuser\-cancel\-any\fR

] [

.I name=value

]

.SH DESCRIPTION

\fBcupsctl\fR updates or queries the \fIcupsd.conf\fR 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.

.SH OPTIONS

The following options are recognized:

.TP 5

.B \-E

Enables encryption on the connection to the scheduler.

.TP 5

\fB\-U \fIusername\fR

Specifies an alternate username to use when authenticating with the scheduler.

.TP 5

\fB\-h \fIserver\fR[\fB:\fIport\fR]

Specifies the server address.

.TP 5

\fB\-\-\fR[\fBno\-\fR]\fBdebug\-logging\fR

Enables (disables) debug logging to the \fIerror_log\fR file.

.TP 5

\fB\-\-\fR[\fBno\-\fR]\fBremote\-admin\fR

Enables (disables) remote administration.

.TP 5

\fB\-\-\fR[\fBno\-\fR]\fBremote\-any\fR

Enables (disables) printing from any address, e.g., the Internet.

.TP 5

\fB\-\-\fR[\fBno\-\fR]\fBshare\-printers\fR

Enables (disables) sharing of local printers with other computers.

.TP 5

\fB\-\-\fR[\fBno\-\fR]\fBuser\-cancel\-any\fR

Allows (prevents) users to cancel jobs owned by others.

.SH EXAMPLES

Display the current settings:

.nf

    cupsctl

.fi

Enable debug logging:

.nf

    cupsctl --debug-logging

.fi

Get the current debug logging state:

.nf

    cupsctl | grep '^_debug_logging' | awk -F= '{print $2}'

.fi

Disable printer sharing:

.nf

    cupsctl --no-share-printers

.fi

.SH KNOWN ISSUES

You cannot set the Listen or Port directives using \fBcupsctl\fR.

.SH SEE ALSO

.BR cupsd.conf (5),

.BR cupsd (8),

.br

CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)

.SH COPYRIGHT

Copyright \[co] 2007-2017 by Apple Inc.