If you're in a situation where you must specify a path to a PPD file, it hides out in the Application Services framework, and has for several major OS version now, so its not likely to go anywhere. Lpadmin -P SomeAirPrinter -D 'Some AirPrint Printer' -E -v ipp:///queuename -m everywhere If you just want to use the AirPrint driver on a printer with a reliable DNS name or IP address, use the model switch in lpadmin instead of a PPD path, and choose the IPP Everywhere driver. Good news: I'm giving a presentation on printer management in a few weeks, so I've got some experience with it, and have been working on writing it up!