NAME¶

cupsd.conf - server configuration file for cups

DESCRIPTION¶

The cupsd.conf file configures the CUPS scheduler, cupsd(8). It is normally located in the /etc/cups directory. Note: File, directory, and user configuration directives that used to be allowed in the cupsd.conf file are now stored in the cups-files.conf(5) instead in order to prevent certain types of privilege escalation attacks. LP Each line in the file can be a configuration directive, a blank line, or a comment. Comment lines start with the # character. The configuration directives are intentionally similar to those used by the popular Apache web server software and are described below.

DIRECTIVES¶

The following directives are understood by cupsd(8). Consult the on-line help for detailed descriptions:

AccessLogLevel config

AccessLogLevel actions

AccessLogLevel all

 

Specifies the logging level for the AccessLog file.

Allow all

Allow none

Allow host.domain.com

Allow *.domain.com

Allow ip-address

Allow ip-address/netmask

Allow ip-address/mm

Allow @IF(name)

Allow @LOCAL

 

Allows access from the named hosts or addresses.

AuthType None

AuthType Basic

AuthType BasicDigest

AuthType Digest

AuthType Negotiate

 

Specifies the authentication type (None, Basic, BasicDigest, Digest, Negotiate)

AutoPurgeJobs Yes

AutoPurgeJobs No

 

Specifies whether to purge job history data automatically when it is no longer required for quotas.

BrowseAddress ip-address

BrowseAddress @IF(name)

BrowseAddress @LOCAL

 

Specifies a broadcast address for outgoing printer information packets.

BrowseAllow all

BrowseAllow none

BrowseAllow host.domain.com

BrowseAllow *.domain.com

BrowseAllow ip-address

BrowseAllow ip-address/netmask

BrowseAllow ip-address/mm

BrowseAllow @IF(name)

BrowseAllow @LOCAL

 

Allows incoming printer information packets from the named host or address.

BrowseDeny all

BrowseDeny none

BrowseDeny host.domain.com

BrowseDeny *.domain.com

BrowseDeny ip-address

BrowseDeny ip-address/netmask

BrowseDeny ip-address/mm

BrowseDeny @IF(name)

BrowseDeny @LOCAL

 

Denies incoming printer information packets from the named host or address.

BrowseInterval seconds

 

Specifies the maximum interval between printer information broadcasts.

BrowseLDAPBindDN

 

Specifies the LDAP domain name to use when registering printers.

BrowseLDAPCACertFile

 

Specifies the SSL certificate authority file to use.

BrowseLDAPDN

 

Specifies the LDAP domain name to use when discovering printers.

BrowseLDAPPassword

 

Specifies the password to use when accessing the LDAP server.

BrowseLDAPServer

 

Specifies the LDAP server to use.

BrowseOrder allow,deny

BrowseOrder deny,allow

 

Specifies the order of printer information access control (allow,deny or deny,allow)

BrowsePoll host-or-ip-address

 

Specifies a server to poll for printer information.

BrowsePort port

 

Specifies the port to listen to for printer information packets.

BrowseProtocols [All] [CUPS] [DNSSD] [LDAP] [SLP]

 

Specifies the protocols to use for printer browsing.

BrowseLocalProtocols [All] [CUPS] [DNSSD] [LDAP] [SLP]

 

Specifies the protocols to use for local printer browsing.

BrowseRemoteProtocols [All] [CUPS] [DNSSD] [LDAP] [SLP]

 

Specifies the protocols to use for remote printer browsing.

BrowseRelay from-address to-address

 

Specifies that printer information packets should be relayed from one host or network to another.

BrowseShortNames Yes

BrowseShortNames No

 

Specifies whether remote printers will use short names ("printer") or not ("printer@server"). This option is ignored if more than one remote printer exists with the same name.

BrowseTimeout seconds

 

Specifies the maximum interval between printer information updates before remote printers will be removed from the list of available printers.

BrowseWebIF Yes

BrowseWebIF No

 

Specifies whether the CUPS web interface is advertised via DNS-SD.

Browsing Yes

Browsing No

 

Specifies whether or not shared printers should be advertised.

Classification banner

 

Specifies the security classification of the server.

ClassifyOverride Yes

ClassifyOverride No

 

Specifies whether to allow users to override the classification of individual print jobs.

DefaultAuthType Basic

DefaultAuthType BasicDigest

DefaultAuthType Digest

DefaultAuthType Negotiate

 

Specifies the default type of authentication to use.

DefaultEncryption Never

DefaultEncryption IfRequested

DefaultEncryption Required

 

Specifies the type of encryption to use for authenticated requests.

DefaultLanguage locale

 

Specifies the default language to use for text and web content.

DefaultPaperSize Auto

DefaultPaperSize None

DefaultPaperSize sizename

 

Specifies the default paper size for new print queues. "Auto" uses a locale- specific default, while "None" specifies there is no default paper size.

DefaultPolicy policy-name

 

Specifies the default access policy to use.

DefaultShared Yes

DefaultShared No

 

Specifies whether local printers are shared by default.

Deny all

Deny none

Deny host.domain.com

Deny *.domain.com

Deny ip-address

Deny ip-address/netmask

Deny ip-address/mm

Deny @IF(name)

Deny @LOCAL

 

Denies access to the named host or address.

DirtyCleanInterval seconds

 

Specifies the delay for updating of configuration and state files. A value of 0 causes the update to happen as soon as possible, typically within a few milliseconds.

Encryption IfRequested

Encryption Never

Encryption Required

 

Specifies the level of encryption that is required for a particular location.

FilterLimit limit

 

Specifies the maximum cost of filters that are run concurrently.

FilterNice nice-value

 

Specifies the scheduling priority ("nice" value) of filters that are run to print a job.

HideImplicitMembers Yes

HideImplicitMembers No

 

Specifies whether to hide members of implicit classes.

HostNameLookups On

HostNameLookups Off

HostNameLookups Double

 

Specifies whether or not to do reverse lookups on client addresses.

ImplicitAnyClasses Yes

ImplicitAnyClasses No

 

Specifies whether or not to create implicit classes for local and remote printers, e.g. "AnyPrinter" from "Printer", "Printer@server1", and "Printer@server2".

ImplicitClasses Yes

ImplicitClasses No

 

Specifies whether or not to create implicit classes from identical remote printers.

Include filename

 

Includes the named file.

JobKillDelay seconds

 

Specifies the number of seconds to wait before killing the filters and backend associated with a canceled or held job.

JobPrivateAccess all

JobPrivateAccess default

JobPrivateAccess {user|@group|@ACL|@OWNER|@SYSTEM}+

 

Specifies an access list for a job's private values. The "default" access list is "@OWNER @SYSTEM". "@ACL" maps to the printer's requesting-user-name-allowed or requesting-user-name-denied values.

JobPrivateValues all

JobPrivateValues default

JobPrivateValues none

JobPrivateValues attribute-name-1 [ ... attribute-name-N ]

Specifies the list of job values to make private. The "default" values are "job-name", "job-originating-host-name", and "job-originating-user-name".

JobRetryInterval seconds

 

Specifies the interval between retries of jobs in seconds.

JobRetryLimit count

 

Specifies the number of retries that are done for jobs.

KeepAlive Yes

KeepAlive No

 

Specifies whether to support HTTP keep-alive connections.

KeepAliveTimeout seconds

 

Specifies the amount of time that connections are kept alive.

<Limit operations> ... </Limit>

 

Specifies the IPP operations that are being limited inside a policy.

<Limit methods> ... </Limit>

<LimitExcept methods> ... </LimitExcept>

 

Specifies the HTTP methods that are being limited inside a location.

LimitRequestBody

 

Specifies the maximum size of any print job request.

Listen ip-address:port

Listen *:port

Listen /path/to/domain/socket

 

Listens to the specified address and port or domain socket path.

<Location /path> ... </Location>

 

Specifies access control for the named location.

LogDebugHistory #-messages

 

Specifies the number of debugging messages that are logged when an error occurs in a print job.

LogLevel alert

LogLevel crit

LogLevel debug2

LogLevel debug

LogLevel emerg

LogLevel error

LogLevel info

LogLevel none

LogLevel notice

LogLevel warn

 

Specifies the logging level for the ErrorLog file.

LogTimeFormat standard

LogTimeFormat usecs

 

Specifies the format of the date and time in the log files.

MaxClients number

 

Specifies the maximum number of simultaneous clients to support.

MaxClientsPerHost number

 

Specifies the maximum number of simultaneous clients to support from a single address.

MaxCopies number

 

Specifies the maximum number of copies that a user can print of each job.

MaxJobs number

 

Specifies the maximum number of simultaneous jobs to support.

MaxJobsPerPrinter number

 

Specifies the maximum number of simultaneous jobs per printer to support.

MaxJobsPerUser number

 

Specifies the maximum number of simultaneous jobs per user to support.

MaxLogSize number-bytes

 

Specifies the maximum size of the log files before they are rotated (0 to disable rotation)

MaxRequestSize number-bytes

 

Specifies the maximum request/file size in bytes (0 for no limit)

MultipleOperationTimeout seconds

 

Specifies the maximum amount of time to allow between files in a multiple file print job.

Order allow,deny

Order deny,allow

 

Specifies the order of HTTP access control (allow,deny or deny,allow)

PageLogFormat format string

 

Specifies the format of page log lines.

PassEnv variable [... variable]

 

Passes the specified environment variable(s) to child processes.

<Policy name> ... </Policy>

 

Specifies access control for the named policy.

Port number

 

Specifies a port number to listen to for HTTP requests.

PreserveJobFiles Yes

PreserveJobFiles No

 

Specifies whether or not to preserve job files after they are printed.

PreserveJobHistory Yes

PreserveJobHistory No

 

Specifies whether or not to preserve the job history after they are printed.

PrintcapFormat bsd

PrintcapFormat plist

PrintcapFormat solaris

 

Specifies the format of the printcap file.

ReloadTimeout seconds

 

Specifies the amount of time to wait for job completion before restarting the scheduler.

Require group group-name-list

Require user user-name-list

Require valid-user

 

Specifies that user or group authentication is required.

RIPCache bytes

 

Specifies the maximum amount of memory to use when converting images and PostScript files to bitmaps for a printer.

Satisfy all

Satisfy any

 

Specifies whether all or any limits set for a Location must be satisfied to allow access.

ServerAdmin user@domain.com

 

Specifies the email address of the server administrator.

ServerAlias hostname [... hostname]

ServerAlias *

 

Specifies an alternate name that the server is known by. The special name "*" allows any name to be used.

ServerName hostname-or-ip-address

 

Specifies the fully-qualified hostname of the server.

ServerTokens Full

ServerTokens Major

ServerTokens Minimal

ServerTokens Minor

ServerTokens None

ServerTokens OS

ServerTokens ProductOnly

 

Specifies what information is included in the Server header of HTTP responses.

SetEnv variable value

 

Set the specified environment variable to be passed to child processes.

SSLListen

 

Listens on the specified address and port for encrypted connections.

SSLOptions None

SSLOptions NoEmptyFragments

 

Sets SSL/TLS protocol options for encrypted connections.

SSLPort

 

Listens on the specified port for encrypted connections.

SubscriptionPrivateAccess all

SubscriptionPrivateAccess default

SubscriptionPrivateAccess {user|@group|@ACL|@OWNER|@SYSTEM}+

 

Specifies an access list for a subscription's private values. The "default" access list is "@OWNER @SYSTEM". "@ACL" maps to the printer's requesting-user-name-allowed or requesting-user-name-denied values.

SubscriptionPrivateValues all

SubscriptionPrivateValues default

SubscriptionPrivateValues none

SubscriptionPrivateValues attribute-name-1 [ ... attribute-name-N ]

Specifies the list of job values to make private. The "default" values are "notify-events", "notify-pull-method", "notify-recipient-uri", "notify-subscriber-user-name", and "notify-user-data".

Timeout seconds

 

Specifies the HTTP request timeout in seconds.

WebInterface yes

WebInterface no

Specifies whether the web interface is enabled.

SEE ALSO¶

classes.conf(5), cups-files.conf(5), cupsd(8), mime.convs(5), mime.types(5), printers.conf(5), subscriptions.conf(5), http://localhost:631/help

COPYRIGHT¶

Copyright 2007-2011 by Apple Inc.