How to configure remote printer using command line

[Carles Viaplana]

Hello,

I need to create more than 150 printers in a Suse Linux 8, so I'm interested to create an script that generates all automatically.

My system uses lprng and cups for printer configuration but I just know shell menu so I haven't any idea if I can create a printer via command line instead shell menu.

Is it possible? What're commands I should use in order to create a printer?

Thanks in advance for your help.
Regards,

Carles

[Ivan Ferreira · Accepted solution]

You can use the lpadmin command to create printers from the command line.

The CUPS System Admin Manual gives the exact details of the command and it's options:

padmin -p local_printer_name -v ipp://linux-box/printers/Printer_Name -m laserjet -E

See also:

http://www.bo.infn.it/alice/alice-doc/mll-doc/linux/advanced/node9.html

[Carles Viaplana]

Hello,

Thanks for your help but I still have one question: Does this command work with windows printer servers?

newmoscu:~ # ping wprserver
PING wprserver.santpau.es (193.146.12.36) from 193.146.12.113 : 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from seti.santpau.es (193.146.12.36): icmp_seq=1 ttl=128 time=0.409 ms
64 bytes from seti.santpau.es (193.146.12.36): icmp_seq=2 ttl=128 time=1.62 ms

--- wprserver.santpau.es ping statistics ---
2 packets transmitted, 2 received, 0% loss, time 1009ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.409/1.016/1.623/0.607 ms
newmoscu:~ # lpadmin -p pinfo7 -v ipp://wprserver/pinfo7 -E
lpadmin: Unable to connect to server: Connection refused
newmoscu:~ #

Thanks in advance for your help.
Regards,

Carles

[Ivan Ferreira]

It should work, but ensure that you enabled IPP in the windows print server:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323428/en-us

[Carles Viaplana]

Hello,

Service was stopped manually. After restarting it worked fine.

Thanks and regards,

Carles