How do you administer CUPS remotely using the web interface?

Solution 1:

I found this way to be simpler.

# cupsctl --remote-admin --remote-any --share-printers

It will update the /etc/cups/cupsd.conf file and restart cups for you, saving a backup of the previous configuration in the same folder.

It's the similar to the method presented in the official CUPS guide to printer sharing. I found the options --remote-admin in man cupsctl.

Solution 2:

The way I normally achieve this is to tunnel over ssh via an arbitrary port:

ssh [email protected] -T -L 3631:localhost:631

Secure, and allows remote access. Won't solve all problems but useful for irregular access.