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

[Rowland Penny]

On Wed, 07 Feb 2024 13:18:12 +0100
Dario Lesca via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:

> Thank Rowland
> 
> With browser I means "list all printers shared by CUPS from [smbclient
> -L server] command"

I would never have equated 'browser' with smbclient.

> 
> A few minutes ago I discovered that it is a SElinux problem
> 
> I have run "sudo setenforce 0" then run "smbclient -N -L fedora", the
> printers appear in the list and work if I print on it
> 
> I had previously already checked the audit.log to see if SElinux
> errors appeared but nothing was reported when run smbclient 
> 
> Now I have re enable SElinux with "sudo setenforce 1" and restart the
> server, but the list of printers continues to be displayed and all
> work fine.
> 
> This is good for me, but it's not clear what happened, because now
> with Selinux enabled the printers are listed as expected.
> 
> Furthermore, I don't understand if it's a Selinux problem with Samba
> or with Cups

If Selinux is involved with anything, it is a 'Selinux' problem, Samba
(for instance) does not write the Selinux rules.

> 
> Now I do some other test and investigations (revert the snapshot to
> initial situation) to find out what exactly causes the printers not to
> be displayed when Selinux is active and is never deactivated, even for
> a moment. If I have any news I'll let you know.
> 
> Thanks you for your time
> 

Don't mention it :-)

Rowland