Unknown parameter encountered: "use client driver"

Bill Schoolcraft bill at wiliweld.com
Tue Nov 20 14:44:02 GMT 2001


At Tue, 20 Nov 2001 it looks like Gerald (Jerry) Carter composed:

> See the "use client driver" parameter in 2.2.2.  Also, you might want
> to read the Printing chapter in Samba-HOWTO-Collection.pdf
> 

Thanks for the posting, I read the manpage and invoked the line:

use client driver = yes

and ran testparm and received the following.

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[root at corten8 * RedHat-7.2 /usr/local/samba/lib]-> testparm|less
Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf 
Processing section"[homes]" 
Processing section "[lp]" 
Processing section "[epson777]"
Unknown parameter encountered: "use client driver" 
Ignoring unknown parameter "use client driver"
Loaded services file OK.

######

My smb.conf looks like this:

# Global parameters [global]
        workgroup = workgroup
        server string = Corten8 Samba Server
        encrypt passwords = yes
        log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
        max log size = 0
        socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
        dns proxy = No
        hosts allow = 192.168.7.  127.
        printing = lprng
        printcap name = /etc/printcap
        smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
        passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd
        remote announce = 192.168.0.255
        local master = yes
        preferred master = yes
        create mask = 0770
        directory mask = 0750
        fake oplocks = yes
        valid users = wiliweld, bill, administrator
 
[homes]
        comment = Home Directories
        valid users = %S
        read only = No
        create mask = 0664
        directory mask = 0775
        browseable = yes
 
[lp]
        path = /var/spool/lpd/lp
        guest ok = Yes
        printable = Yes
        print ok = yes
        valid users = wiliweld, bill, administrator
        postscript = yes
 
[epson777]
        path = /var/spool/lpd/epson777
        guest ok = Yes
        printable = Yes
        print ok = yes
        valid users = wiliweld, bill, administrator
        use client driver = yes  





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