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9<h1 class="title">cupsctl(8)</h1>
10<h2 class="title"><a name="NAME">Name</a></h2>
11cupsctl - configure cupsd.conf options
12<h2 class="title"><a name="SYNOPSIS">Synopsis</a></h2>
13<b>cupsctl</b>
14[
15<b>-E</b>
16] [
17<b>-U</b>
18<i>username</i>
19] [
20<b>-h</b>
21<i>server</i>[<b>:</b><i>port</i>]
22] [
23<b>--</b>[<b>no-</b>]<b>debug-logging</b>
24] [
25<b>--</b>[<b>no-</b>]<b>remote-admin</b>
26] [
27<b>--</b>[<b>no-</b>]<b>remote-any</b>
28] [
29<b>--</b>[<b>no-</b>]<b>share-printers</b>
30] [
31<b>--</b>[<b>no-</b>]<b>user-cancel-any</b>
32] [
33<i>name=value</i>
34]
35<h2 class="title"><a name="DESCRIPTION">Description</a></h2>
36<b>cupsctl</b> updates or queries the <i>cupsd.conf</i> file for a server. When
37no changes are requested, the current configuration values are written to the
38standard output in the format "name=value", one per line.
39<h2 class="title"><a name="OPTIONS">Options</a></h2>
40The following options are recognized:
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42<dt><b>-E</b>
43<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Enables encryption on the connection to the scheduler.
44<dt><b>-U </b><i>username</i>
45<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies an alternate username to use when authenticating with the scheduler.
46<dt><b>-h </b><i>server</i>[<b>:</b><i>port</i>]
47<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the server address.
48<dt><b>--</b>[<b>no-</b>]<b>debug-logging</b>
49<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Enables (disables) debug logging to the <i>error_log</i> file.
50<dt><b>--</b>[<b>no-</b>]<b>remote-admin</b>
51<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Enables (disables) remote administration.
52<dt><b>--</b>[<b>no-</b>]<b>remote-any</b>
53<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Enables (disables) printing from any address, e.g., the Internet.
54<dt><b>--</b>[<b>no-</b>]<b>share-printers</b>
55<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Enables (disables) sharing of local printers with other computers.
56<dt><b>--</b>[<b>no-</b>]<b>user-cancel-any</b>
57<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Allows (prevents) users to cancel jobs owned by others.
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59<h2 class="title"><a name="EXAMPLES">Examples</a></h2>
60Display the current settings:
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62
63    cupsctl
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66Enable debug logging:
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68
69    cupsctl --debug-logging
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71</pre>
72Get the current debug logging state:
73<pre class="man">
74
75    cupsctl | grep '^_debug_logging' | awk -F= '{print $2}'
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78Disable printer sharing:
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80
81    cupsctl --no-share-printers
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83<h2 class="title"><a name="KNOWN_ISSUES">Known Issues</a></h2>
84You cannot set the Listen or Port directives using <b>cupsctl</b>.
85<h2 class="title"><a name="SEE_ALSO">See Also</a></h2>
86<b>cupsd.conf</b>(5),
87<b>cupsd</b>(8),
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89CUPS Online Help (<a href="http://localhost:631/help">http://localhost:631/help</a>)
90<h2 class="title"><a name="COPYRIGHT">Copyright</a></h2>
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