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# 3 Configuring the CUPS Print Server

After installation, a few files must edited in order to configure the CUPS server. First, create or modify, as the case may be, the file `/etc/devfs.rules` and add the following information to set the proper permissions on all potential printer devices and to associate printers with the `cups` user group:

    [system=10]
    add path 'unlpt*' mode 0660 group cups
    add path 'ulpt*' mode 0660 group cups
    add path 'lpt*' mode 0660 group cups
    add path 'usb/X.Y.Z' mode 0660 group cups

> Note: Note that `X`, `Y`, and `Z` should be replaced with the target USB device listed in the `/dev/usb` directory that corresponds to the printer. To find the correct device, examine the output of dmesg(8), where `ugen`X`.`Y`` lists the printer device, which is a symbolic link to a USB device in `/dev/usb`.

Next, add two lines to `/etc/rc.conf` as follows:

    cupsd_enable="YES"
    devfs_system_ruleset="system"

These two entries will start the CUPS print server on boot and invoke the local devfs rule created above, respectively.

In order to enable CUPS printing under certain Microsoft® Windows® clients, the line below should be uncommented in `/usr/local/etc/cups/mime.types` and `/usr/local/etc/cups/mime.convs`:

    application/octet-stream

Once these changes have been made, the devfs(8) and CUPS systems must both be restarted, either by rebooting the computer or issuing the following two commands in a root terminal:

    # /etc/rc.d/devfs restart
    # /usr/local/etc/rc.d/cupsd restart

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