cupsctl man page for CUPS.

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cupsctl - configure cupsd.conf options cupsctl [ -E ] [ -U username ] [ -h server[:port] ] [ --[no-]debug-logging ] [ --[no-]remote-admin ] [ --[no-]remote-any ] [ --[no-]share-printers ] [ --[no-]user-cancel-any ] [ name=value ] cupsctl updates or queries the cupsd.conf 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. The following options are recognized:

5 -E Enables encryption on the connection to the scheduler.

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

5 -h server[:port] Specifies the server address.

5 --[no-]debug-logging Enables (disables) debug logging to the error_log file.

5 --[no-]remote-admin Enables (disables) remote administration.

5 --[no-]remote-any Enables (disables) printing from any address, e.g., the Internet.

5 --[no-]share-printers Enables (disables) sharing of local printers with other computers.

5 --[no-]user-cancel-any Allows (prevents) users to cancel jobs owned by others.

Display the current settings:

 cupsctl

Enable debug logging:

 cupsctl --debug-logging

Get the current debug logging state:

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

Disable printer sharing:

 cupsctl --no-share-printers

You cannot set the Listen or Port directives using cupsctl. cupsd.conf (5), cupsd (8),

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