[Samba] Samba 4.19.4 as printer server: printer are not show in browser

[Dario Lesca]

I have try many options and different debug and I don't know what to
check anymore to resolve.

Please, someone can help me to discover why the CUPS printer are not
show in browser list in my setup?

What's wrong on my configurations?

Thanks in advance

Dario

Il giorno mar, 06/02/2024 alle 17.29 +0100, Dario Lesca via samba ha
scritto:
> I have install from RPM on a Fedora server samba 4.19.4 + cups +
> cups-
> pdf to allow some client windows to print and generate PDF on server
> in
> order to analyse and convert these files into another format.
> 
> I have configure smb.conf in this way[1] (on standard file I have
> only
> add "[global]/map to guest = bad user" and "[printers]/browseable =
> Yes"), but when I try to browse the server, printer cups-pdf are not
> show into list of printer browsable[2] an I cannot connect to it. 
> 
> What's is wrong on my configurations?
> 
> Many thanks
> 
> Dario
> 
> [1] ####################################
> 
> root at fedora:~# cat /etc/samba/smb.conf
> [global]
>         workgroup = SAMBA
>         security = user
> 
>         map to guest = bad user
> 
>         passdb backend = tdbsam
> 
>         printing = cups
>         printcap name = cups
>         load printers = yes
>         cups options = raw
> 
>         # Install samba-usershares package for support
>         # include = /etc/samba/usershares.conf
> 
> [homes]
>         comment = Home Directories
>         valid users = %S, %D%w%S
>         browseable = No
>         read only = No
>         inherit acls = Yes
> 
> [printers]
>         comment = All Printers
>         path = /var/tmp
>         printable = Yes
>         create mask = 0600
>         ;browseable = No
>         browseable = Yes
> 
> [print$]
>         comment = Printer Drivers
>         path = /var/lib/samba/drivers
>         write list = @printadmin root
>         force group = @printadmin
>         create mask = 0664
>         directory mask = 0775
> 
> 
> [2] ####################################
> 
> 
> root at fedora:~# lpstat -t
> scheduler is running
> no system default destination
> device for Cups-PDF: cups-pdf:/
> Cups-PDF accepting requests since Tue Feb  6 11:33:15 2024
> printer Cups-PDF is idle.  enabled since Tue Feb  6 11:33:15 2024
> 
> root at fedora:~# cat /etc/printcap 
> # This file was automatically generated by cupsd(8) from the
> # /etc/cups/printers.conf file.  All changes to this file
> # will be lost.
> Cups-PDF|Cups-PDF:rm=fedora:rp=Cups-PDF:
> 
> root at fedora:~# smbclient -N -L localhost
> 
>         Sharename       Type      Comment
>         ---------       ----      -------
>         print$          Disk      Printer Drivers
>         IPC$            IPC       IPC Service (Samba 4.19.4)
> SMB1 disabled -- no workgroup available
> 
> 
> -- 
> Dario Lesca
> (Inviato dal mio Linux Fedora 39 Workstation)
> 
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