[Samba] integrate print with windows, print administration from
w2K/NT
Gerald Carter
jerry at samba.org
Fri Jul 26 07:59:02 GMT 2002
On Tue, 16 Jul 2002 daniel.jarboe at custserv.com wrote:
> Am I understanding correctly, that if I hand-off user/group checks to
> winbind in my nsswitch.conf, that NT groups can be enforced without
> jumping through hoops on the linux system? So that print admin can
> restrict access to some printers based on already established NT groups?
>
Yes.
> Can print admin manage the actual samba print shares from his win2k
> box? Am I looking at swat here?
To a certain extent. There are two levels of management here. The
Windows printer settings and the lpd/cups/lprng/etc... queues.
Printer admin gives you the abilility to do the former. Root is normally
required for the latter (unless there is a print system specific way to
delegate authority).
cheers, jerry
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