Let's discuss some of the important directives of the cupsd.conf
file. These directives can be categorized into different categories such as server identity, server options, network options, browsing options, and security options. Let us discuss them in detail.
The directives that describe the identity of the server such as the hostname, administrator, certificate, key, tokens, and so on fall under this category.
To configure the email address of the designated administrator of the CUPS server, simply edit the /etc/cups/cupsd.conf
configuration file with your preferred text editor, and modify the ServerAdmin
line accordingly. For example, if you are the administrator for the CUPS server, and your email address is [email protected]
, then you would modify the ServerAdmin
line to appear as:
ServerAdmin [email protected]
ServerAdmin
You can also use the cupsctl
command with the option directive name=value
:
$sudo cupsctl ServerAdmin...