Printer Problems

[Bobby Corpuz Jr.]

My samba setup is not as complicated as yours. I don't have a "printer
driver file" configuration in my smb.conf but I'm very satified with my
samba setup. Here is my setup:

			--------------
		       | Samba Server |
                       |      A       |	
		       |______________|
                             |
 ------------         ------------           -------------- 
|  NT        |_______|  NT        |_________|Linux Box B   |
|Workstation |       |Workstation |         |Printer server|
 ------------         ------------           --------------

I setup a linux box as a samba PDC for my NT workstations. A setup another
linux box on a slow machine that acts a my printer server. What I do is
setup my Samba server A to print on my print server B, i.e., set up
B to be a remote printer for A. Now, when I log in as administrator in
each of my NT boxes and do the following:

1. Double click on Network Neighborhood and look for the icon of my Samba
Server.
2. Double click on my Samba Server's icon. NT will the ask for the a
username and password to connect to my Samba Server. I will then type root
in username and type the root password. After that, I will be able to see 
root's folder, netlogon, lp, etc.
3. I click on the icon of lp. Notice that the icon is that of a printer.
4. Now, NT will tell me that I cannot print to this device because it
does not have a driver. I click ok. NT will then ask me if I want to
install a driver for this printer. I  click ok.
5. NT will now go into the process of installing a printer driver. It will
ask me for the installation disk of my printer which I have in hand. NT
will  also ask me if I want a test page printed. I say yes.
6. After the installation, NT will ask me if the test page was printed
correctly. I go to my printer and find that it's there, so I say yes.
7. Now I log out as administrator and log in as myself.
8. I open a word document and print it, selecting the printer that I just
installed. I find that the document is printed beautifully.
9. I do the same process to all my other NT boxes. 

Of course, I could have attached the printer directly to my Samba server
and set the printer up as a local printer and do the same process as above
for my NT boxes. But I can't do that because my Samba server is in a
different room. Lastly, I have no need of the parameter "printer driver
file". Printer works great for me without this parameter.
 
Bobby O. Corpus, Jr.
Department of Mathematics
University of the Philippines
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It is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice versa.

On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, Keith Lynn wrote:

> Thanks for your help. I have logged on as adminstrator, but I tell it what
> driver to use, it won't do anything. Do you have any ideas? This is my
> smb.conf file
> 
> # Samba config file created using SWAT
> # from 192.245.222.25 (192.245.222.25)
> # Date: 2000/01/04 17:14:29
> 
> # Global parameters
> [global]
>         netbios name = ITELAB
> 	workgroup = INFOTECH
> 	update encrypted = Yes
> 	wins support = Yes
>         domain logons = Yes
> 
>         security = user
> 
>         os level = 34
>         local master = yes
>         preferred master = yes
>         domain master = yes
> 
>         encrypt passwords = yes
> 
>         interfaces = 192.168.100.100/255.255.255.0 127.0.0.1/255.255.255.0
> 
>         printer driver file = /usr/local/samba/print/printers.def
> 
>         logon path = \\itelab\profile\%U
> 
> [netlogon]
>         comment = The domain logon service
>         path = /export/samba/logon
>         public = no
>         writeable = no
>         browseable = no
> 
> [profile]
>         comment = User profiles
>         path = /export/samba/profile
>         create mode = 0600
>         directory mode = 0700
>         writeable = yes
>         browseable = no
> 
> [share]
>         Comment = Share drive for FCE 19
>         path = /ili2/labs/fce19/share
>         read only = no
> 
> [PRINTER$]
>         path = /usr/local/samba/print
>         read only = yes
>         browsable = yes
>         guest ok = yes
> 
> [hplj19]
>         path = /var/spool/samba/printers
>         printable = yes
>         postscript = yes
> 
>         printer driver = HP LaserJet 4000 Series PCL 6
>         printer driver location = \\%L\PRINTER$
>         
> Thanks.
>        Keith Lynn
> 
> On Sun, 9 Jan 2000, Bobby Corpuz Jr. wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Log in as administrator to your NT workstation and double click your
> > printer share in Network Neighborhood. NT ask you to install a driver for
> > your printer. Click OK and install the driver. Print a test page to see
> > the result. Now log out and log in as an ordinary user. You can now print
> > to your printer by selecting from the printer menu. 
> > 
> > 
> > Bobby O. Corpus, Jr.
> > Department of Mathematics
> > University of the Philippines
> > -----
> > Nick the Greek's Law of Life:
> > 	All things considered, life is 9 to 5 against.
> > 
> > On Sun, 9 Jan 2000, Keith Lynn wrote:
> > 
> > > Hello,
> > >      I hope someone can help me with this problem. I have set up a printer
> > > share on my UNIX server. I can see it on my Windows NT 4.0 client.
> > > However, as a regular user, it does not allow me to set up the printer
> > > because I don't have permission. Is there a way around this? Because I
> > > need to have users with the ability to add the printer. Thanks.
> > >          Keith Lynn
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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