I want to change the default save directory instead to downloadspdf. Name nf printer configuration file for cups description the nf file defines the local printers that are available. Then edit the hosts file in your win2000 system you find it under \\winnt\system32\drivers\etc and add a new entry with the ipadress of the cupsserver and the name of the computer running the cupsserver example. Therefore just open a terminal and type sudo gedit etccupsnf. Cupspdf requires root privileges since it has to modify file ownerships. Programming a filterbackend to print to pdf with cups.
Be sure to have the directory for the spool ready default is varspoolcupspdf, and change the output directory cpout. Tips and tricks for using cups for printing with linux. How to setup cups printer admin web gui for remote access. Depending on which desktop system in particular gnome versus kde is installed and depending on which version of the desktop system is used and depending on which additional packages are installed, the desktop system may already provide a print to pdf or save as pdf functionality see below outofthebox so that there is no need for cups. There are also options for changing the output name. Aug 03, 2006 furthermore beside linux, win clients are able to use the cups pdf printer via ipp or samba. Nup printing places multiple document pages on a single printed page. Without having changed anything in my nf file i get the webpage or document title as pdf title. If you prefer to save your pdf files somewhere other than the default location, you can edit the destination folder in the cupspdf.
I will briefly describe how to set a cupspdf on cups on linux and configure aix to use it. It doesnt happen with other printers and im sure its a cups issue, because its asking the password ev. Documents are written to a configurable directory by default to pdf or can be further manipulated by. Note that that directory will be created automatically the. I know this question is about one year old, but for a ubuntubeginner the simplest way to edit the file etccupsnf is to use the normal default editor gedit with sudo. This can be used as a virtual printer in a paperless network or to perform testing on cups. Cups is always asking for password when printing on a certain printer.
I have installed cups and can print to physical printer i have as well setup cups pdf and i can print to it to generate the pdf under user directorys. A cups pdf printer for your suse linux enterprise desktop. In order to ensure cupspdf is running with the required root privileges you have to make root the owner of the cupspdf backend and set the file permissions of the backend to 0700 root only. Cups pdf save location applications manjaro linux forum. Print pdf path solved newbie corner manjaro linux forum. Cupspdf normally creates a directory pdf in which to save the pdfs created. If you intend to print into a pdf document, also install the cupspdf package. The cupspdf package configures automaticly a printer called cupspdf you can access the cups configuration. The etccupsnf file contains configuration directives that control how the server functions.
It is normally located in the etccups directory each line in the file can be a configuration directive, a blank line, or a comment. Just look for the cups pdf package in your favorite distribution and install it. Each line in the file can be a configuration directive. Cups formerly an acronym for common unix printing system is a modular printing system for unixlike computer operating systems which allows a computer to act as a print server. Batchprint through the writer to convert documents to pdf. Change this line to the path you want your pdfs saved to. Configure cups printing server on centos tech poli. A postscript ppd is one which does not contain any cupsfilter. A computer running cups is a host that can accept print jobs from client computers, process them, and send them to the appropriate printer.
To set suse to the standard default settings of cups change the lines above to. Such values will be either fully omitted or only partially displayed in the form, and overwrite the old configuration value on form submit. Chapter 15 system printing linux home server howto. If the package doesnt automatically create the pdf printer, you can add one using your system preferences to print in pdf from any application. I have installed cups and can print to physical printer i have as well setup cupspdf and i can print to it to generate the pdf under user directorys. It is designed to produce pdf files in a heterogeneous network by providing a pdf printer on the central fileserver. It will convert files printed to its queue in cups to pdf and put them in a peruserbased directory structure. Postscript printer description ppd files describe the capabilities of each printer and are used by cups to support printerspecific features and intelligent filtering.
You can change this directory by opening the file you mentioned etccupsnf and change the line. The file argument is interpreted as a c integer format as used by sprintf, with integer argument the page number the default gives files. This issue is also known as cupspdf not embedding text, or producing large pdfs with text that can not be searchedthis is fix is achieved by adding pdf passthrough functionality, so incoming pdfs remain pdfs, instead of being converted from pdf to. To open up access, edit the etccupsnf and comment out the lines reading. Youll have to create a directory called pdf in your home folder. The cups server is able to be administered remotely using a web browser, which makes it ideal for a headless server. Postscript printer description file format specification version 4. I used to be able to use the cups pdf virtual printer to print anything to a pdf. To test, you could now print a test page by clicking the printers tab.
Cups is always asking for password when printing on a. The cups web ui has a problem handling custom values containing a slash. When i print to cupspdf, i get no options dialog and no error messages but i can t find the resultant pdf file. In order to ensure cups pdf is running with the required root privileges you have to make root the owner of the cups pdf backend and set the file permissions of the backend to 0700 root only. Behr that, rather than printing to a device, prints straight to pdf files why use this rather than a simple save as pdf in the print dialog. Comment lines 842, 843, 844 so it should look like this. Choose custom location and filename with cupspdf by. Name nf server configuration file for cups description the nf file configures the cups scheduler, cupsd8. Programming a filterbackend to print to pdf with cups from. Configfileperm modespecifies the permissions for all configuration files that the. It works like a charm, but where do the pdf files go. Serverkeychain path specifies the location of tls certificates and private keys.
I have a document in word that i want to send to my device. A cups postscript printer driver consists of a postscript printer description ppd file that describes the features and capabilities of the device, zero or more filter programs that prepare print data for the device, and zero or more support files for color management, online help, and so forth. Zinni april 2008 this example will provide information on how to print a pdf document from an application such as firefox that allows you to select a custom filename and file location without modifying the cups configuration file. If not set, the default is the local system either localhost or a domain socket path. Print to file with cups the purpose of printing to file is to diagnose any print output issues by seeing what the cups driver is sending to the printer. May 12, 2011 add a printer on the command line cupspdf example may 12, 2011 by vinh nguyen 1 comment suppose you need to add a printer to a computer on the command line, e. Stepbystep ipp based print server using cups page 3. It is normally located in the etccups directory and is generated automatically by the cupsd8 program when printers are added or deleted.
Documents are written to a configurable directory by default to pdf or can be further manipulated by a postprocessing command. Use the cups web administration tool to create a new class for exampleyou name it. Cupspdf path change doesnt work printing manjaro linux. The ultimate defaults are quoted in the arguments section. Searching the web i found some information about these issues and a script of a cups backend which nearly meets my requirements. Select virtual pdf printer, then in the drop down select generic and then the final option generic cupspdf printer with options and click add printer and accept default config. Initially, use the educational cups backend named 2dir.
After installing cupspdf, you can print to file with lpr p pdf. Note that that directory will be created automatically the first time you print to pdf. Each line in the file can be a configuration directive, a blank line, or a comment. Just look for the cupspdf package in your favorite distribution and install it. Cupspdf is a backend module for cupsmac os xs printing system by volker c. Cupspdf is a great tool if you want to print files to pdf format. One of the latest linux printing solutions is the common unix printing system cups, it supports the internet printing protocol ipp and provides a complete platform independent printing solution for most networking environments.
Jan 06, 2009 cups pdf is a great tool if you want to print files to pdf format. The default cups configuration limits administration to the local machine. Greetings i want cups to print job at same time save a pdf copy. The path for all administration operations addprinter, deleteprinter, startprinter, etc.
When i send print to a network printer hp laserjet 2200d, cups asks for usernamepassword. I try since 4 days to change the output path for the. There is a handy little utility by the name of cups pdf that allows you to set up a virtual printer in cups that outputs any file you attempt to print to a pdf file. Cups pdf requires root privileges since it has to modify file ownerships. When i do file print, i want a printer option that will launch my application and give me references to the pdf of the current word doc. This issue is also known as cups pdf not embedding text, or producing large pdfs with text that can not be searchedthis is fix is achieved by adding pdf passthrough functionality, so incoming pdfs remain pdfs, instead of being converted from pdf to postscript, then. This file can be sent to zebra support to assist in diagnosing print issues. The etc cups nf file contains configuration directives that control how the server functions. Adapting this solution results in the following cups pdf printer for your suse linux enterprise desktop. If you prefer to save your pdf files somewhere other than the default location, you can edit the destination folder in the cupspdf configuration file etccupsnf.
It is normally located in the etc cups directory and is generated automatically by the cupsd8 program when printers are added or deleted. The default is usrlibcups or usrlibexec cups depending on the platform. A computer running cups is a host that can accept print jobs from client computers, process them, and send them to the appropriate printer cups consists of a print spooler and scheduler, a. Add a printer on the command line cupspdf example may 12, 2011 by vinh nguyen 1 comment suppose you need to add a printer to a computer on the command line, e. Mar 17, 2009 cupspdf provides a pdf writer backend to cups. Cups pdf is a great tool if you want to print files to pdf format.
Overrides to ps2pdf and mailx also adjust the default path in the installed ppd. Howto install and customize cupspdf in debian debian admin. Normal file is nf but if you change the backend name to cupspdfnewprinter it sees the difference in length and looks for nf. Configure a cupspdf printer on cups and use it on aix. File, directory, and user configuration directives that used to be allowed in the nf file are now stored in the nf5 instead in order to prevent certain types of privilege. Resolved where does cupspdf put files by default on centos 6.
I file can be created which shows the code being sent to the printer. Each directive is listed on a line by itself followed by its value. Choose custom location and filename with cups pdf by. Cachedir directoryspecifies the directory to use for longlived temporary cache files. The ppd file includes references to all of the filters and support files. Install on linux cups and cupspdf for suckse suse you can find it in opensuse repositories. Printing pdf to your samba home share debian administration. The default is varspool cups cache or varcache cups depending on the platform.
Test print and it should be in varspool cupspdf root if you have not messed with the etc cups cupspdf. The below lines restricts web administration access to localhost. Its strange that cupspdf exits without error for cases where theres no pdf folder yet, but. I used to be able to use the cups pdf virtual printer to. All arguments except file default to values given by pdf.