[Samba] PROBLEM WITH PRINTERS.

[Marc Muehlfeld]

Hello Ezequiel,

Am 24.10.2013 16:42, schrieb Ezequiel Larrarte:
> Hi people, I have a print server using Debian, LPRNG and SAMBA working
> without any problems. Now I 'm trying to set up a new server with
> CentOS 6, CUPS and SAMBA.
>
> It 's a very simple setup: a few local users and a few printers,
> nothing special. The clients also map the printer using 'net use lpt1
> \\mainserver\printerX' because they need to print over an old DOS
> application.
>
> However, I 'm getting this kind of error in SAMBA logs:
> [2013/10/24 10:05:18.350631,  0]
> rpc_server/spoolss/srv_spoolss_nt.c:1748(_spoolss_OpenPrinterEx)
>    _spoolss_OpenPrinterEx: Cannot open a printer handle for printer \\mainserver
>
> After a lot of tests, I cannot figure out what the problem might be.

You're giving not much information about your environment.

What version of Samba do you use?

Have you checked the Print Server HowTo? Maybe you have missed something:
http://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Samba_as_a_print_server


Regards,
Marc