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.\" "$Id: cupsd.conf.man.in 7935 2008-09-11 01:54:11Z mike $"
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.\" cupsd.conf man page for CUPS.
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.TH cupsd.conf 5 "CUPS" "18 May 2012" "Apple Inc."
.SH NAME
cupsd.conf \- server configuration file for cups
.SH DESCRIPTION
The \fIcupsd.conf\fR file configures the CUPS scheduler, \fIcupsd(8)\fR. It
is normally located in the \fI@CUPS_SERVERROOT@\fR directory.
.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.
.SH DIRECTIVES
The following directives are understood by \fIcupsd(8)\fR. Consult the
on-line help for detailed descriptions:
.TP 5
AccessLog filename
.TP 5
AccessLog syslog
.br
Defines the access log filename.
.TP 5
AccessLogLevel config
.TP 5
AccessLogLevel actions
.TP 5
AccessLogLevel all
.br
Specifies the logging level for the AccessLog file.
.TP 5
Allow all
.TP 5
Allow none
.TP 5
Allow host.domain.com
.TP 5
Allow *.domain.com
.TP 5
Allow ip-address
.TP 5
Allow ip-address/netmask
.TP 5
Allow ip-address/mm
.TP 5
Allow @IF(name)
.TP 5
Allow @LOCAL
.br
Allows access from the named hosts or addresses.
.TP 5
AuthClass User
.TP 5
AuthClass Group
.TP 5
AuthClass System
.br
Specifies the authentication class (User, Group, System) -
\fBthis directive is deprecated\fR.
.TP 5
AuthGroupName group-name
.br
Specifies the authentication group - \fBthis directive is
deprecated\fR.
.TP 5
AuthType None
.TP 5
AuthType Basic
.TP 5
AuthType BasicDigest
.TP 5
AuthType Digest
.TP 5
AuthType Negotiate
.br
Specifies the authentication type (None, Basic, BasicDigest, Digest, Negotiate)
.TP 5
AutoPurgeJobs Yes
.TP 5
AutoPurgeJobs No
.br
Specifies whether to purge job history data automatically when
it is no longer required for quotas.
.TP 5
BrowseLocalProtocols [All] [DNSSD]
.br
Specifies the protocols to use for local printer sharing.
.TP 5
BrowseWebIF Yes
.TP 5
BrowseWebIF No
.br
Specifies whether the CUPS web interface is advertised via DNS-SD.
.TP 5
Browsing Yes
.TP 5
Browsing No
.br
Specifies whether or not remote printer browsing should be enabled.
.TP 5
Classification banner
.br
Specifies the security classification of the server.
.TP 5
ClassifyOverride Yes
.TP 5
ClassifyOverride No
.br
Specifies whether to allow users to override the classification
of individual print jobs.
.TP 5
ConfigFilePerm mode
.br
Specifies the permissions for all configuration files that the scheduler
writes.
.TP 5
DataDir path
.br
Specified the directory where data files can be found.
.TP 5
DefaultAuthType Basic
.TP 5
DefaultAuthType BasicDigest
.TP 5
DefaultAuthType Digest
.TP 5
DefaultAuthType Negotiate
.br
Specifies the default type of authentication to use.
.TP 5
DefaultEncryption Never
.TP 5
DefaultEncryption IfRequested
.TP 5
DefaultEncryption Required
.br
Specifies the type of encryption to use for authenticated requests.
.TP 5
DefaultLanguage locale
.br
Specifies the default language to use for text and web content.
.TP 5
DefaultPaperSize Auto
.TP 5
DefaultPaperSize None
.TP 5
DefaultPaperSize sizename
.br
Specifies the default paper size for new print queues. "Auto" uses a locale-
specific default, while "None" specifies there is no default paper size.
.TP 5
DefaultPolicy policy-name
.br
Specifies the default access policy to use.
.TP 5
DefaultShared Yes
.TP 5
DefaultShared No
.br
Specifies whether local printers are shared by default.
.TP 5
Deny all
.TP 5
Deny none
.TP 5
Deny host.domain.com
.TP 5
Deny *.domain.com
.TP 5
Deny ip-address
.TP 5
Deny ip-address/netmask
.TP 5
Deny ip-address/mm
.TP 5
Deny @IF(name)
.TP 5
Deny @LOCAL
.br
Denies access to the named host or address.
.TP 5
DirtyCleanInterval seconds
.br
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.
.TP 5
DocumentRoot directory
.br
Specifies the root directory for the internal web server documents.
.TP 5
Encryption IfRequested
.TP 5
Encryption Never
.TP 5
Encryption Required
.br
Specifies the level of encryption that is required for a particular
location.
.TP 5
ErrorLog filename
.TP 5
ErrorLog syslog
.br
Specifies the error log filename.
.TP 5
FatalErrors none
.TP 5
FatalErrors all -kind [... -kind]
.TP 5
FatalErrors kind [... kind]
.br
Specifies which errors are fatal, causing the scheduler to exit. "Kind" is
"browse", "config", "listen", "log", or "permissions".
.TP 5
FileDevice Yes
.TP 5
FileDevice No
.br
Specifies whether the file pseudo-device can be used for new
printer queues.
.TP 5
FilterLimit limit
.br
Specifies the maximum cost of filters that are run concurrently.
.TP 5
FilterNice nice-value
.br
Specifies the scheduling priority ("nice" value) of filters that
are run to print a job.
.TP 5
FontPath directory[:directory:...]
.br
Specifies the search path for fonts.
.TP 5
Group group-name-or-number
.br
Specifies the group name or ID that will be used when executing
external programs.
.TP 5
GSSServiceName name
.br
Specifies the service name when using Kerberos authentication. The default
service name is "@CUPS_DEFAULT_GSSSERVICENAME@".
.TP 5
HostNameLookups On
.TP 5
HostNameLookups Off
.TP 5
HostNameLookups Double
.br
Specifies whether or not to do reverse lookups on client addresses.
.TP 5
Include filename
.br
Includes the named file.
.TP 5
JobKillDelay seconds
.br
Specifies the number of seconds to wait before killing the filters and backend
associated with a canceled or held job.
.TP 5
JobPrivateAccess all
.TP 5
JobPrivateAccess default
.TP 5
JobPrivateAccess {user|@group|@ACL|@OWNER|@SYSTEM}+
.br
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.
.TP 5
JobPrivateValues all
.TP 5
JobPrivateValues default
.TP 5
JobPrivateValues none
.TP 5
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".
.TP 5
JobRetryInterval seconds
.br
Specifies the interval between retries of jobs in seconds.
.TP 5
JobRetryLimit count
.br
Specifies the number of retries that are done for jobs.
.TP 5
KeepAlive Yes
.TP 5
KeepAlive No
.br
Specifies whether to support HTTP keep-alive connections.
.TP 5
KeepAliveTimeout seconds
.br
Specifies the amount of time that connections are kept alive.
.TP 5
<Limit operations> ... </Limit>
.br
Specifies the IPP operations that are being limited inside a policy.
.TP 5
<Limit methods> ... </Limit>
.TP 5
<LimitExcept methods> ... </LimitExcept>
.br
Specifies the HTTP methods that are being limited inside a location.
.TP 5
LimitRequestBody
.br
Specifies the maximum size of any print job request.
.TP 5
Listen ip-address:port
.TP 5
Listen *:port
.TP 5
Listen /path/to/domain/socket
.br
Listens to the specified address and port or domain socket path.
.TP 5
<Location /path> ... </Location>
.br
Specifies access control for the named location.
.TP 5
LogDebugHistory #-messages
.br
Specifies the number of debugging messages that are logged when an error
occurs in a print job.
.TP 5
LogFilePerm mode
.br
Specifies the permissions for all log files that the scheduler writes.
.TP 5
LogLevel alert
.TP 5
LogLevel crit
.TP 5
LogLevel debug2
.TP 5
LogLevel debug
.TP 5
LogLevel emerg
.TP 5
LogLevel error
.TP 5
LogLevel info
.TP 5
LogLevel none
.TP 5
LogLevel notice
.TP 5
LogLevel warn
.br
Specifies the logging level for the ErrorLog file.
.TP 5
LogTimeFormat standard
.TP 5
LogTimeFormat usecs
.br
Specifies the format of the date and time in the log files.
.TP 5
MaxClients number
.br
Specifies the maximum number of simultaneous clients to support.
.TP 5
MaxClientsPerHost number
.br
Specifies the maximum number of simultaneous clients to support from a
single address.
.TP 5
MaxCopies number
.br
Specifies the maximum number of copies that a user can print of each job.
.TP 5
MaxHoldTime seconds
.br
Specifies the maximum time a job may remain in the "indefinite" hold state
before it is canceled. Set to 0 to disable cancellation of held jobs.
.TP 5
MaxJobs number
.br
Specifies the maximum number of simultaneous jobs to support.
.TP 5
MaxJobsPerPrinter number
.br
Specifies the maximum number of simultaneous jobs per printer to support.
.TP 5
MaxJobsPerUser number
.br
Specifies the maximum number of simultaneous jobs per user to support.
.TP 5
MaxJobTime seconds
.br
Specifies the maximum time a job may take to print before it is canceled. The
default is 10800 seconds (3 hours). Set to 0 to disable cancellation of "stuck"
jobs.
.TP 5
MaxLogSize number-bytes
.br
Specifies the maximum size of the log files before they are
rotated (0 to disable rotation)
.TP 5
MaxRequestSize number-bytes
.br
Specifies the maximum request/file size in bytes (0 for no limit)
.TP 5
MultipleOperationTimeout seconds
.br
Specifies the maximum amount of time to allow between files in a multiple file
print job.
.TP 5
Order allow,deny
.TP 5
Order deny,allow
.br
Specifies the order of HTTP access control (allow,deny or deny,allow)
.TP 5
PageLog filename
.TP 5
PageLog syslog
.br
Specifies the page log filename.
.TP 5
PageLogFormat format string
.br
Specifies the format of page log lines.
.TP 5
PassEnv variable [... variable]
.br
Passes the specified environment variable(s) to child processes.
.TP 5
<Policy name> ... </Policy>
.br
Specifies access control for the named policy.
.TP 5
Port number
.br
Specifies a port number to listen to for HTTP requests.
.TP 5
PreserveJobFiles Yes
.TP 5
PreserveJobFiles No
.br
Specifies whether or not to preserve job files after they are printed.
.TP 5
PreserveJobHistory Yes
.TP 5
PreserveJobHistory No
.br
Specifies whether or not to preserve the job history after they are
printed.
.TP 5
Printcap
.TP 5
Printcap filename
.br
Specifies the filename for a printcap file that is updated
automatically with a list of available printers (needed for
legacy applications); specifying Printcap with no filename
disables printcap generation.
.TP 5
PrintcapFormat bsd
.TP 5
PrintcapFormat plist
.TP 5
PrintcapFormat solaris
.br
Specifies the format of the printcap file.
.TP 5
PrintcapGUI
.TP 5
PrintcapGUI gui-program-filename
.br
Specifies whether to generate option panel definition files on
some operating systems. When provided with no program filename,
disables option panel definition files.
.TP 5
ReloadTimeout seconds
.br
Specifies the amount of time to wait for job completion before
restarting the scheduler.
.TP 5
RemoteRoot user-name
.br
Specifies the username that is associated with unauthenticated root
accesses.
.TP 5
RequestRoot directory
.br
Specifies the directory to store print jobs and other HTTP request
data.
.TP 5
Require group group-name-list
.TP 5
Require user user-name-list
.TP 5
Require valid-user
.br
Specifies that user or group authentication is required.
.TP 5
RIPCache bytes
.br
Specifies the maximum amount of memory to use when converting images
and PostScript files to bitmaps for a printer.
.TP 5
Satisfy all
.TP 5
Satisfy any
.br
Specifies whether all or any limits set for a Location must be
satisfied to allow access.
.TP 5
ServerAdmin user@domain.com
.br
Specifies the email address of the server administrator.
.TP 5
ServerAlias hostname [... hostname]
.TP 5
ServerAlias *
.br
Specifies an alternate name that the server is known by. The special name "*"
allows any name to be used.
.TP 5
ServerBin directory
.br
Specifies the directory where backends, CGIs, daemons, and filters may
be found.
.TP 5
ServerCertificate filename
.br
Specifies the encryption certificate to use.
.TP 5
ServerKey filename
.br
Specifies the encryption key to use.
.TP 5
ServerName hostname-or-ip-address
.br
Specifies the fully-qualified hostname of the server.
.TP 5
ServerRoot directory
.br
Specifies the directory where the server configuration files can be found.
.TP 5
ServerTokens Full
.TP 5
ServerTokens Major
.TP 5
ServerTokens Minimal
.TP 5
ServerTokens Minor
.TP 5
ServerTokens None
.TP 5
ServerTokens OS
.TP 5
ServerTokens ProductOnly
.br
Specifies what information is included in the Server header of HTTP
responses.
.TP 5
SetEnv variable value
.br
Set the specified environment variable to be passed to child processes.
.TP 5
SSLListen
.br
Listens on the specified address and port for encrypted connections.
.TP 5
SSLOptions None
.TP 5
SSLOptions NoEmptyFragments
.br
Sets SSL/TLS protocol options for encrypted connections.
.TP 5
SSLPort
.br
Listens on the specified port for encrypted connections.
.TP 5
StrictConformance Yes
.TP 5
StrictConformance No
.br
Specifies whether the scheduler requires clients to strictly adhere to the IPP
specifications. The default is No.
.TP 5
SubscriptionPrivateAccess all
.TP 5
SubscriptionPrivateAccess default
.TP 5
SubscriptionPrivateAccess {user|@group|@ACL|@OWNER|@SYSTEM}+
.br
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.
.TP 5
SubscriptionPrivateValues all
.TP 5
SubscriptionPrivateValues default
.TP 5
SubscriptionPrivateValues none
.TP 5
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".
.TP 5
SystemGroup group-name [group-name ...]
.br
Specifies the group(s) to use for System class authentication.
.TP 5
TempDir directory
.br
Specifies the directory where temporary files are stored.
.TP 5
Timeout seconds
.br
Specifies the HTTP request timeout in seconds.
.TP 5
User user-name
.br
Specifies the user name or ID that is used when running external programs.
.TP 5
WebInterface yes
.TP 5
WebInterface no
Specifies whether the web interface is enabled.
.SH SEE ALSO
\fIclasses.conf(5)\fR, \fIcupsd(8)\fR, \fImime.convs(5)\fR,
\fImime.types(5)\fR, \fIprinters.conf(5)\fR,
\fIsubscriptions.conf(5)\fR,
.br
http://localhost:631/help
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2007-2012 by Apple Inc.
.\"
.\" End of "$Id: cupsd.conf.man.in 7935 2008-09-11 01:54:11Z mike $".
.\"