[Samba] Re: 2.2.5, Sol 2.8, W2k - Printers...Status: Access Denied unable to connect - ??

[Dennis]

peter.a.bryant at mainroads.qld.gov.au wrote:

>
>
>
>Hey Dennis thanks for the information.
>
Your welcome.

>
>
>I really would like the ability to download drivers.
>
I WAS downloading drivers with the version I was using before (2.0.9).
But I stopped doing that when I went to 225. Not because I wanted to..
but because I had to.

>
>Can't believe no-one else has this problem.
>
Other people have reported this issue in comp.protocols.smb
and the samba archives.

Dennis

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>
>thanks again
>
>-pete.
>
>
>
>
>Just avoided...
>I don't download drivers anyway....although I wish I could.
>
>BTW, the error message I descibed is in the smb.conf html doc under the
>description for
>"disable spoolss"
>
>I also got a reply from someone (don't have the reply handy) that
>mentioned changing the
>"use client driver" parameter setting although I left mine at its default.
>
>peter.a.bryant at mainroads.qld.gov.au wrote:
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>>
>>Is it fixed, or just avoided?
>>I thougth that 'disable spoolss'  meant that  you disable the ability
>>to automatically download printer drivers from Samba.
>>
>>Does anyone know if this is correct??
>>
>>thanks
>>
>>-peter.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>To:   Peter A Bryant/EngServ/QMR/Au at qdot
>>cc:
>>Subject:  Re: 2.2.5, Sol 2.8, W2k - Printers...Status: Access Denied unable  to
>>     connect - ??
>>
>>
>>FIXED......
>>
>>I  added disable spoolss = yes to my smb.conf
>>
>>and the problem went away.
>>
>>peter.a.bryant at mainroads.qld.gov.au wrote:
>>
>>>I am also having this exact problem, was just about to mail the list and ask
>>>about it.
>>>Exactly the same setup - Samba 2.2.5, Solaris 8, Win2k.
>>>
>>>can print test page also.
>>>
>>>Only thing I have to add is that all my HP printers are affected, but
>>>not my single solitary  Epson printer.
>>>
>>>Samba gurus please help!
>>>
>>>-peter.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>hi
>>>
>>>When I highlight a printer icon in Win 2K, the Status bar shows
>>>    Status: Access Denied, Unable to connect.
>>>
>>>It shows this for all samba printers.
>>>
>>>I can print a test page even though it shows access denied.
>>>
>>>Anyone know how to fix this?
>>>
>>>thanks.
>>>Dennis
>>>
>>>
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> Just avoided...
> I don't download drivers anyway....although I wish I could.
>
> BTW, the error message I descibed is in the smb.conf html doc under 
> the description for
> "disable spoolss"
>
> I also got a reply from someone (don't have the reply handy) that 
> mentioned changing the
> "use client driver" parameter setting although I left mine at its default.
>
> peter.a.bryant at mainroads.qld.gov.au wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>Is it fixed, or just avoided?
>>I thougth that 'disable spoolss'  meant that  you disable the ability
>>to automatically download printer drivers from Samba.
>>
>>Does anyone know if this is correct??
>>
>>thanks
>>
>>-peter.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>To:   Peter A Bryant/EngServ/QMR/Au at qdot
>>cc:
>>Subject:  Re: 2.2.5, Sol 2.8, W2k - Printers...Status: Access Denied unable  to
>>      connect - ??
>>
>>
>>FIXED......
>>
>>I  added disable spoolss = yes to my smb.conf
>>
>>and the problem went away.
>>
>>peter.a.bryant at mainroads.qld.gov.au wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>I am also having this exact problem, was just about to mail the list and ask
>>>about it.
>>>Exactly the same setup - Samba 2.2.5, Solaris 8, Win2k.
>>>
>>>can print test page also.
>>>
>>>Only thing I have to add is that all my HP printers are affected, but
>>>not my single solitary  Epson printer.
>>>
>>>Samba gurus please help!
>>>
>>>-peter.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>hi
>>>
>>>When I highlight a printer icon in Win 2K, the Status bar shows
>>>     Status: Access Denied, Unable to connect.
>>>
>>>It shows this for all samba printers.
>>>
>>>I can print a test page even though it shows access denied.
>>>
>>>Anyone know how to fix this?
>>>
>>>thanks.
>>>Dennis
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>me infrastructure.
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