NT printing

[Greg Dickie]

permissions? That's what got me stuck the first time around.

Greg

On 22-Sep-99 Alan Hourihane wrote:
> Found the error.
> 
> I'm getting..
> 
> [1999/09/22 11:34:52, 1] printing/nt_printing.c:add_a_printer_2(592)
>   cannot create printer file [/usr/local/samba/lib/NTprinter_Services]
> [1999/09/22 11:39:49, 1]
> rpc_parse/parse_spoolss.c:spool_io_printer_driver_info_
> level_3(2863)
>   lecture: memoire ok
> [1999/09/22 11:39:49, 1] printing/nt_printing.c:add_a_printer_driver_3(297)
>   cannot create driver file [/usr/local/samba/lib/NTdriver_W32X86_HP LaserJet
> 4#
> 4M Plus PS 600]
> [1999/09/22 11:39:49, 1] printing/nt_printing.c:add_a_printer_2(592)
>   cannot create printer file [/usr/local/samba/lib/NTprinter_Services]
> 
> But I don't know why yet.
> 
> Alan.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave.Stevenson at durham.ac.uk [SMTP:Dave.Stevenson at durham.ac.uk]
> Sent: 22 September 1999 11:13
> To:   Multiple recipients of list SAMBA-NTDOM
> Subject:      Re: NT printing
> 
> I'm not authoritative on this but have played a little..
> 
> I browsed the server, opened the printers folder and used "Add Printer"
> then when prompted "Have disk" and loaded the drivers from the CD on
> my workstation (NT4/SP5). (Make a print$ share to hold the drivers)
> The files were created by samba. Can make
> changes to forms etc. from workstation. 
> 
> (Get multiple entries for forms in the ntforms.def file but a simple
> sort -u removes the duplicates.
> 
> I can then mount printers and print....but
> 
> 1/ Spoolss on thee workstation crashes out when you add printer. ( But
> seems to get to the end of add printer process OK. restarting spoolss
> works and printer is seen.
> 
> 2/ the print queue display code is not there yet apparently so the queue
> display
> does not refresh.
> 
> 3/ Found the NT printing unworkable at the moment but interesting :)
> It is experimental code after all and a priviledge to play with it.
> 
> The 2.0.5 mainline code I found works well with printers as LANMAN
> connections and
> by creating a print$ share I can download drivers from the server (though
> not automatically...anyone done this?) 
> 
>> 
>> How do you create the NTprinter_??? and NTdriver_???
>> files with the correct entries for Samba 2.1prealpha ?
>> 
>> I can see things like 
>> 
>> starttime
>> printername
>> servername
>> 
>> etc, but how do I create them ?
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> 
>> Alan.
>> 

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