cupsd.conf(5) Apple Inc. cupsd.conf(5)NAMEcupsd.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.
Each line in the file can be a configuration directive, a blank line,
or a comment. Comment lines start with the # character. The configura‐
tion 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:
AccessLog filename
AccessLog syslog
Defines the access log filename.
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.
AuthClass User
AuthClass Group
AuthClass System
Specifies the authentication class (User, Group, System) - this
directive is deprecated.
AuthGroupName group-name
Specifies the authentication group - this directive is deprecated.
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 broad‐
casts.
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.
Browsing Yes
Browsing No
Specifies whether or not remote printer browsing should be
enabled.
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.
ConfigFilePerm mode
Specifies the permissions for all configuration files that the
scheduler writes.
DataDir path
Specified the directory where data files can be found.
DefaultAuthType Basic
DefaultAuthType BasicDigest
DefaultAuthType Digest
DefaultAuthType Negotiate
Specifies the default type of authentication to use.
DefaultCharset charset
Specifies the default character set to use for text.
DefaultLanguage locale
Specifies the default language to use for text and web content.
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.
DocumentRoot directory
Specifies the root directory for the internal web server docu‐
ments.
Encryption IfRequested
Encryption Never
Encryption Required
Specifies the level of encryption that is required for a particu‐
lar location.
ErrorLog filename
ErrorLog syslog
Specifies the error log filename.
FatalErrors none
FatalErrors all -kind [... -kind]
FatalErrors kind [... kind]
Specifies which errors are fatal, causing the scheduler to exit.
"Kind" is "browse", "config", "listen", "log", or "permissions".
FileDevice Yes
FileDevice No
Specifies whether the file pseudo-device can be used for new
printer queues.
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.
FontPath directory[:directory:...]
Specifies the search path for fonts.
Group group-name-or-number
Specifies the group name or ID that will be used when executing
external programs.
HideImplicitMembers Yes
HideImplicitMembers No
Specifies whether to hide members of implicit classes.
HostNameLookups Yes
HostNameLookups No
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.
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.
Krb5Keytab filename
Overrides the Kerberos key tab location.
<Limit operations> ... </Limit>
Specifies the IPP operations that are being limited inside a pol‐
icy.
<Limit methods> ... </Limit>
<LimitExcept methods> ... </LimitExcept>
Specifies the HTTP methods that are being limited inside a loca‐
tion.
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.
LogFilePerm mode
Specifies the permissions for all log files that the scheduler
writes.
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.
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 sup‐
port.
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)
Order allow,deny
Order deny,allow
Specifies the order of HTTP access control (allow,deny or
deny,allow)
PageLog filename
PageLog syslog
Specifies the page log filename.
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.
Printcap
Printcap filename
Specifies the filename for a printcap file that is updated auto‐
matically with a list of available printers (needed for legacy
applications); specifying Printcap with no filename disables
printcap generation.
PrintcapFormat bsd
PrintcapFormat solaris
Specifies the format of the printcap file.
PrintcapGUI
PrintcapGUI gui-program-filename
Specifies whether to generate option panel definition files on
some operating systems. When provided with no program filename,
disables option panel definition files.
ReloadTimeout seconds
Specifies the amount of time to wait for job completion before
restarting the scheduler.
RemoteRoot user-name
Specifies the username that is associated with unauthenticated
root accesses.
RequestRoot directory
Specifies the directory to store print jobs and other HTTP request
data.
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.
ServerBin directory
Specifies the directory where backends, CGIs, daemons, and filters
may be found.
ServerCertificate filename
Specifies the encryption certificate to use.
ServerKey filename
Specifies the encryption key to use.
ServerName hostname-or-ip-address
Specifies the fully-qualified hostname of the server.
ServerRoot directory
Specifies the directory where the server configuration files can
be found.
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 pro‐
cesses.
SSLListen
Listens on the specified address and port for encrypted connec‐
tions.
SSLPort
Listens on the specified port for encrypted connections.
SystemGroup group-name [group-name ...]
Specifies the group(s) to use for System class authentication.
TempDir directory
Specifies the directory where temporary files are stored.
Timeout seconds
Specifies the HTTP request timeout in seconds.
User user-name
Specifies the user name or ID that is used when running external
programs.
SEE ALSOclasses.conf(5), cupsd(8), mime.convs(5), mime.types(5), print‐
ers.conf(5), subscriptions.conf(5),
http://localhost:631/help
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2007-2008 by Apple Inc.
2 January 2008 Common UNIX Printing System cupsd.conf(5)
