Payload-Free Package Printer Generator

This script is designed to generate payload-free packages, where the package's embedded script uses the lpadmin command to create printers with a pre-set configuration.

Usage: /path/to/payload-free_package_printer_generator.sh -n -l -d -a -p -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 -9 -c

Options:

• -n: Name of the print queue. May not contain spaces, tabs, # or / characters. (required)
• -l: The physical location of the printer. Examples may include Reception Desk, Librarian's Office or Second Floor, Room 2C456 (optional)
• -d: The printer name which is displayed in the Printers & Scanners pane of System Preferences, as well as in the print dialogue boxes. (required)
• -a: The IP or DNS address of the printer. Protocol must be specified as part of the address (for example, use lpd://ip.address.goes.here or lpd://dns.address.goes.here for LPR printing.) (required)
• -p: Name of the driver file in /Library/Printers/PPDs/Contents/Resources/. This must use the full path to the drive (starting with /Library). (required)
• -1: Specify first printer option. (optional)
• -2: Specify second printer option. (optional)
• -3: Specify third printer option. (optional)
• -4: Specify fourth printer option. (optional)
• -5: Specify fifth printer option. (optional)
• -6: Specify sixth printer option. (optional)
• -7: Specify seventh printer option. (optional)
• -8: Specify eighth printer option. (optional)
• -9: Specify ninth printer option. (optional)
• -c: Name of the Apple Developer ID Installer certificate being used to sign the payload-free package. Certificate name should be formatted like Developer ID Installer: Your Name or Developer ID Installer: Your Name (F487797D). (optional)

Note: By default, printer sharing is disabled as part of the printer configuration.

Examples:

To create an unsigned payload-free package using only the required printer configuration options, run the command shown below with root privileges:

/path/to/payload-free_package_printer_generator.sh -n PrinterQueueGoesHere -d PrinterNameGoesHere -a lpd://ip.address.goes.here -p /Library/Printers/PPDs/Contents/Resources/PrinterDriverPPDHere.gz

To create a signed payload-free package using only the required printer configuration options, run the command shown below with root privileges::

/path/to/payload-free_package_printer_generator.sh -n PrinterQueueGoesHere -d PrinterNameGoesHere -a lpd://ip.address.goes.here -p /Library/Printers/PPDs/Contents/Resources/PrinterDriverPPDHere.gz -c "Developer ID Installer: Your Name (F487797D)"

To create a signed payload-free package which creates a printer using a displayed name with spaces, add quotation marks to the displayed printer name and then run the command shown below with root privileges::

/path/to/payload-free_package_printer_generator.sh -n PrinterQueueGoesHere -d "Printer Name Goes Here" -a lpd://ip.address.goes.here -p /Library/Printers/PPDs/Contents/Resources/PrinterDriverPPDHere.gz -c "Developer ID Installer: Your Name (F487797D)"

Other flags can be added as needed:

To add one additional option to the printer configuration (in this example, a custom tray for an HP printer) and create an unsigned payload-free package, run the command shown below with root privileges::

/path/to/payload-free_package_printer_generator.sh -n PrinterQueueGoesHere -d PrinterNameGoesHere -a lpd://ip.address.goes.here -p /Library/Printers/PPDs/Contents/Resources/PrinterDriverPPDHere.gz -1 HPOptionDuplexer=True

To add two additional options to the printer configuration (in this example, a custom tray for an HP printer and a specified output mode) and sign the payload-free package, run the command shown below with root privileges::

/path/to/payload-free_package_printer_generator.sh -n PrinterQueueGoesHere -d PrinterNameGoesHere -a lpd://ip.address.goes.here -p /Library/Printers/PPDs/Contents/Resources/PrinterDriverPPDHere.gz -1 HPOptionDuplexer=True -2 OutputMode=normal -c "Developer ID Installer: Your Name (F487797D)"

Inspired by Nick McSpadden's PrinterGenerator tool: https://github.com/nmcspadden/PrinterGenerator

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