Usando come modello la seguente configurazione di /etc/cupsd.conf si potrà :
LogLevel debug
# Permettiamo agli utenti del gruppo admins di amministrare le stampanti
SystemGroup lpadmin admins
# Permettiamo l'accesso remoto
Port 631
Listen /var/run/cups/cups.sock
# Share local printers on the local network.
Browsing On
BrowseOrder allow,deny
BrowseAddress @LOCAL
DefaultAuthType Basic
<Location />
# Permettiamo la condivisione delle stampanti e l'accesso
# amministrativo remoto...
Order allow,deny
Allow @LOCAL
</Location>
<Location /admin>
# Permettiamo l'amministrazione remota
Order allow,deny
Allow @LOCAL
</Location>
<Location /admin/conf>
AuthType Default
Require user @SYSTEM
# Permettiamo l'accesso da remoto ai file di configurazione...
Order allow,deny
Allow @LOCAL
</Location>
<Policy default>
<Limit Send-Document Send-URI Hold-Job Release-Job Restart-Job Purge-Jobs Set-Job-Attributes Create-Job-Subscription Renew-Subscription Cancel-Subscription Get-Notifications Reprocess-Job Cancel-Current-Job Suspend-Current-Job Resume-Job CUPS-Move-Job>
Require user @OWNER @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
<Limit CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer CUPS-Delete-Printer CUPS-Add-Modify-Class CUPS-Delete-Class CUPS-Set-Default>
AuthType Default
Require user @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
<Limit Pause-Printer Resume-Printer Enable-Printer Disable-Printer Pause-Printer-After-Current-Job Hold-New-Jobs Release-Held-New-Jobs Deactivate-Printer Activate-Printer Restart-Printer Shutdown-Printer Startup-Printer Promote-Job Schedule-Job-After CUPS-Accept-Jobs CUPS-Reject-Jobs>
AuthType Default
Require user @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
<Limit Cancel-Job CUPS-Authenticate-Job>
Require user @OWNER @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
<Limit All>
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
</Policy>
Nota
Il file di configurazione è stata testata con cups 1.3.7-1ubuntu3.9 su Ubuntu 8.04.4