CUPS Administrative Guide

Book Description

This book takes a tutorial approach and each chapter contains step-wise instructions to perform specific tasks. This book is for Linux/Unix System Administrators interested in designing and setting up a CUPS network and provides enough knowledge to understand how the technology works, make decisions about deployment, and then implement a stable work environment. No knowledge in CUPS is required but readers need to be comfortable with working in the Linux/Unix environment. On the whole, readers should have basic knowledge of the Linux environment.

What you will learn

• The unique and powerful features of CUPS Installing and compiling the CUPS server Checking printer status, accepting and rejecting print jobs Restricting user access Setting different printer options, printing multiple copies Classes, client, server, and printing directives Important cupsd.conf directives that will help you manage network, server, browsing, and security options. Configuring manual and automatic print queues Communicating with single and multiple servers with clients Integrating with other systems like LPDs and Mac

Who this book is for