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.TH cupsctl 8 "Common UNIX Printing System" "5 July 2007" "Apple Inc."
.SH NAME
cupsctl \- configure cupsd.conf options
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B cupsctl
[ -E ] [-U
.I username
] [ -h
.I server[:port]
] [ --[no-]debug-logging ] [ --[no-]remote-admin ] [ --[no-]remote-any ]
[ --[no-]remote-printers ] [ --[no-]share-printers ] [ --[no-]user-cancel-any ]
[
.I name=value
]
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fIcupsctl\fR updates or queries the \fBcupsd.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
-E
.br
Enables encryption on the connection to the scheduler.
.TP 5
-U \fIusername\fR
.br
Specifies an alternate username to use when authenticating with the scheduler.
.TP 5
-h \fIserver[:port]\fR
.br
Specifies the server address.
.TP 5
--[no-]debug-logging
.br
Enables or disables debug logging in the \fBerror_log\fR file.
.TP 5
--[no-]remote-admin
.br
Enables or disables remote administration.
.TP 5
--[no-]remote-any
.br
Enables or disables printing from any address, e.g. the Internet.
.TP 5
--[no-]remote-printers
.br
Enables or disables the display of remote printers shared via the CUPS, LDAP,
or SLP protocols.
.TP 5
--[no-]share-printers
.br
Enables or disables sharing of local printers with other computers.
.TP 5
--[no-]user-cancel-any
.br
Allows or prevents users from canceling jobs owned by others.
.SH EXAMPLES
Display the current settings:
.nf
    cupsctl
.fi
.LP
Enable debug logging:
.nf
    cupsctl --debug-logging
.fi
.LP
Get the current debug logging state:
.nf
    cupsctl | grep '^_debug_logging' | awk -F= '{print $2}'
.fi
.LP
Disable printer sharing:
.nf
    cupsctl --no-shared-printers
.fi
.LP
Enable printing using the file: pseudo-device:
.nf
    cupsctl FileDevice=Yes
.fi
.SH SEE ALSO
\fIcupsd.conf(5)\fR, \fIcupsd(8)\fR,
.br
http://localhost:631/help
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2007 by Apple Inc.
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