[Samba] Re: Uploading printer drivers to Samba

[Christopher Fernandes]

Roy

this is exactly the same problem I recently experienced.

When you right click on the printer share (in the Printers folder on your
Samba server)and go to properties, go to the Ports section.  You'll most
likely find that there is no port defined.  If that's the case, delete the
share by right clicking and selecting delete (it doesn't delete the
actually share).  If you now right click on the share, go to properties,
Ports, you'll find a port set up called "samba printer port" which should
be checked.  Now go to the advanced tab and select new driver and you
should find that the drivers get uploaded to the samba server.

Hope that helps

Chris

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Hi

I hope somebody can help me with my driver uploading problem. I have done
everything according to the printing docs (I think =) ), but I can't seem
to
be able to upload the driver via neither XP or W2k. The error I get when
using XP is: "An error occured while copying file ......... Cannot copy
file
to destination directory. Click Retry to retry the operation or click
Cancel
to cancel" I've created both the WIN40 and the W32X86 folders under
/usr/local/samba/print, in addition I've tried all kinds of permissions on
them.

Here's what I do:

1. Go to the printer share on the Samba box via XP
2. Rightclick --> properties and then answer no
3. Go to advanced tab and press New Driver
4. Select the drivers to upload, it then starts copying the drivers locally

before trying to upload them. This is when I get the error.

I use RH 7.1 and Samba 2.2.5.

My smb.config file:

[global]
workgroup = SMARTI
netbios name = Skule Server
server string = NCS's Samba Server
encrypt passwords = Yes
log file = /var/log/samba/samba-log.%m
log level = 10
max log size = 50
name resolve order = wins lmhosts hosts bcast
socket options = SO_KEEPALIVE TCP_NODELAY SO_SNDBUF=8192 SO_RCVBUF=8192
logon path = \\%N\profiles\%u
logon home = \\%L\%U\.profiles
logon script =  logon.bat
time server = Yes
domain logons = Yes
os level = 34
preferred master = True
domain master = True
wins support = Yes
lock dir = /var/lock/samba
guest account = ftp
guest ok = Yes
show add printer wizard = Yes
printer admin = root,ntadmin,admin,royotto

[print$]
comment = Printer Drivers
path = /usr/local/samba/print
write list = root,ntadmin,admin,royotto
create mask = 0744
directory mask = 0744
guest ok = Yes
printable = Yes
public = Yes
browseable = Yes
read only = Yes

[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /tmp
read only = Yes
create mask = 0700
guest ok = Yes
printable = Yes
browseable = No

[HPDeskJet710C]
path = /usr/local/samba/print
printer = HPDeskJet710C
comment = HP Printer
printable = yes


All help would be gratefully accepted.
Roy O.