<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html> <!-- SECTION: Man Pages --> <head> <style type='text/css'><!-- h1, h2, h3, p { font-family: sans-serif; text-align: justify; } tt, pre a:link, pre a:visited, tt a:link, tt a:visited { font-weight: bold; color: #7f0000; } pre { font-weight: bold; color: #7f0000; margin-left: 2em; } h1.title, h2.title, h3.title { border-bottom: solid 2px #000000; } --></style> <title>printers.conf(5)</title> </head> <body> <h2><a name='NAME'>Name</a></h2> printers.conf - printer configuration file for cups <h2><a name='DESCRIPTION'>Description</a></h2> The <i>printers.conf</i> file defines the local printers that are available. It is normally located in the <i>/etc/cups</i> directory and is generated automatically by the <a href='man-cupsd.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages'>cupsd(8)</a> program when printers are added or deleted. <p>Each line in the file can be a configuration directive, a blank line, or a comment. Comment lines start with the # character. <h2><a name='DIRECTIVES'>Directives</a></h2> <dl> <dt><Printer name> ... </Printer> </dt> <dd>Defines a specific printer. </dd> <dt><DefaultPrinter name> ... </Printer> </dt> <dd>Defines a default printer. </dd> <dt>Accepting Yes </dt> <dt>Accepting No </dt> <dd>Specifies whether the printer is accepting new jobs. </dd> <dt>AllowUser [ user @group ... ] </dt> <dd>Allows specific users and groups to print to the printer. </dd> <dt>DenyUser [ user @group ... ] </dt> <dd>Prevents specific users and groups from printing to the printer. </dd> <dt>DeviceURI uri </dt> <dd>Specifies the device URI for a printer. </dd> <dt>ErrorPolicy abort-job </dt> <dt>ErrorPolicy retry-job </dt> <dt>ErrorPolicy stop-printer </dt> <dd>Specifies the error policy for the printer. </dd> <dt>Info text </dt> <dd>Specifies human-readable text describing the printer. </dd> <dt>JobSheets banner banner </dt> <dd>Specifies the banner pages to use for the printer. </dd> <dt>KLimit number </dt> <dd>Specifies the job-k-limit value for the printer. </dd> <dt>Location text </dt> <dd>Specifies human-readable text describing the location of the printer. </dd> <dt>OpPolicy name </dt> <dd>Specifies the operation policy for the printer. </dd> <dt>PageLimit number </dt> <dd>Specifies the job-page-limit value for the printer. </dd> <dt>PortMonitor monitor </dt> <dd>Specifies the port monitor for a printer. </dd> <dt>QuotaPeriod seconds </dt> <dd>Specifies the job-quota-period value for the printer. </dd> <dt>Shared Yes </dt> <dt>Shared No </dt> <dd>Specifies whether the printer is shared. </dd> <dt>State idle </dt> <dt>State stopped </dt> <dd>Specifies the initial state of the printer (Idle or Stopped) </dd> <dt>StateMessage text </dt> <dd>Specifies the message associated with the state. </dd> <dt>StateTime seconds </dt> <dd>Specifies the date/time associated with the state. </dd> </dl> <h2><a name='SEE_ALSO'>See Also</a></h2> <a href='man-classes.conf.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages'>classes.conf(5)</a>, <a href='man-cupsd.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages'>cupsd(8)</a>, <a href='man-cupsd.conf.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages'>cupsd.conf(5)</a>, <a href='man-mime.convs.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages'>mime.convs(5)</a>, <a href='man-mime.types.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages'>mime.types(5)</a>, <br> <a href='http://localhost:631/help'>http://localhost:631/help</a> <h2><a name='COPYRIGHT'>Copyright</a></h2> Copyright 2007 by Apple Inc. </body> </html>