Common Administration Task
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Managing Printers=
print queue folder
/var/spool/cups
To see a list of all printers on the system and their status
lpstat -t cupsaccept printername cupsdisable printername cupsreject
Print to a printer
lp -d printername /etc/inittab # this prints the inittab file # the -d commandspecify the destination printer name lpoptions -d printername # sets default printer
This information is stored in the /etc/cups/lpotions file Print multiple files
lp -d printername /etc/host /etc/issue
The lp command accepts information for standard inputs, thus you can place the lp command at the end of a pipe to print info
ls -la | lp -d printername
To see a list of print jobs in the queue
lpstat
Remove a print job from the queue
cancel jobid1 jobid2 # cancels 2 jobs cancel -a printername
The file that contains the configuration information for each printer
/etc/cups/printers.conf
config for the cups deamon
/etc/cups/cupsd.conf
You can access the CUPS Web administration tool using a Web browser on TCP port 631 by navigating to http://servername:631,