How do you configure CUPS?

How do you configure CUPS?

To configure CUPS to allow access from remote machines, perform the following steps:

1. Enter the following command to open a CUPS configuration file: open /etc/cups/cupsd.conf.
2. Add a Listen instruction, as follows:
3. Configure each printer, as follows:
4. Save the configuration file and restart CUPS.

How do you disable cups?

Setup Cups

1. Disable cups-browsed by typing: sudo systemctl stop cups-browsed. sudo systemctl disable cups-browsed.
2. Now if the printers you want to show up as Google Cloud Printers are installed and you have tested printing to them from Ubuntu and they work, move on to installing cloudprint.

Can I disable cups-browsed?

The solution is to disable the cups-browsed service: systemctl stop cups-browsed. systemctl disable cups-browsed.

Where is the IP address of the CUPS server?

For example, if your CUPS server resides on a local network at the IP address 192.168.10.250 and you’d like to make it accessible to the other systems on this subnetwork, you would edit the /etc/cups/cupsd.conf and add a Listen directive, as such:

How to override the default server in cups?

The default server is normally the local system (“localhost”). To override the default server create a file named /etc/cups/client.conf with a line as follows: The server name can be the hostname or IP address of the default server. If the server is not using the default IPP port (631), you can add the port number at the end like this:

Where do I find CUPS server in Ubuntu?

Assuming you are using the default Ubuntu which comes with CUPS go to the Cog symbol in the top right part of the screen (Looks like a Gear). Click on it and select from the menu Printers (This is for 12.04 and below). If you are using 13.04 and Above you can click on System Settings since Printers will not be there.

Is there a way to restart the CUPS server?

Whenever you make changes to the /etc/cups/cupsd.conf configuration file, you’ll need to restart the CUPS server by typing the following command at a terminal prompt: sudo systemctl restart cups.service.