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I'm looking for a way to add a printer to my MacBook that prints using the lpr command on a remote server. I have passwordless logins set up, and I found a script that appears to do what I need it to: SSH-LPR Backend for CUPS. The only problem is setting it up.

I figured out that on Mac, /usr/lib/cups/backend is actually /usr/libexec/cups/backend, and I added, and chmod'd the sshlpr script to that folder.

Then I went to http://localhost:631/ after cupsctl WebInterface=yes, but I don't see an option to add an SSH-LPR printer.

What do I do next?

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I figured it out eventually. Turns out all I needed to do was restart the CUPS daemon. A simple killall cupsd followed by refreshing the web interface did the trick.

I got the option to add an "LPR through SSH" printer, and it shows up Print & Scan as well as my applications.

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