SAMBA-BGQD(8) System Administration tools SAMBA-BGQD(8)

samba-bgqd - This is an internal helper program performing asynchronous printing-related tasks

samba-bgqd [-D|--daemon] [-i|--interactive] [-F|--foreground] [--no-process-group] [-d <debug level>] [--debug-stdout] [--configfile=<configuration file>] [--option=<name>=<value>] [-l|--log-basename <log directory>] [--ready-signal-fd <fd>] [--parent-watch-fd <fd>]

This program is part of the samba(7) suite.

samba-bgqd is not intended to be invoked directly by users.

Likewise, while samba-bgqd is also not intended to be run manually by system administrators, on systems with a large number of printers configured via CUPS, it is recommended to run samba-bgqd as a systemd service to improve performance and responsiveness of printing operations.

smbd(8), and smb.conf(5).

The original Samba software and related utilities were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar to the way the Linux kernel is developed.

01/23/2026 Samba 4.23.5