NT printing

Gerald Carter gcarter at valinux.com
Thu Jul 13 19:38:27 GMT 2000


Rajeev Agrawala wrote:
> 
> I compiled latest head branch code and tried adding nt printer. The
> problems I faced were:
> 
> 1. In the log files it complains
> 
>   doing parameter nt forms file = /LPRng/samba/lib/nt/ntforms.def
> [2000/07/13 12:00:32, 0] param/loadparm.c:map_parameter(1816)
>   Unknown parameter encountered: "nt forms file"
> [2000/07/13 12:00:32, 0] param/loadparm.c:lp_do_parameter(2418)
>   Ignoring unknown parameter "nt forms file"
>   doing parameter nt printer driver = /LPRng/samba/lib/nt
> [2000/07/13 12:00:32, 0] param/loadparm.c:map_parameter(1816)
>   Unknown parameter encountered: "nt printer driver"
> [2000/07/13 12:00:32, 0] param/loadparm.c:lp_do_parameter(2418)
>   Ignoring unknown parameter "nt printer driver"

Ummm...these parameters were never put into HEAD I 
don't think.  And they are unnecessary now as the 
information is stored in a TDB file (hard coded path at 
the moment).

> 
> 2. When I try to add a printer, I get
> 
> User name: rajeeva      Real name: Rajeev Agrawala
> Chained message
> switch message SMBtconX (pid 12094)
> setting sec ctx (0, 0)
> Got device type IPC
> ACCEPTED: validated uid ok as non-guest
> Initialising default vfs hooks
> Connect path is /tmp
> setting sec ctx (20702, 20702)
> dos_ChDir to /tmp
> karma (135.104.54.43) connect to service IPC$ as user rajeeva
> (uid=20702, gid=20
> 702) (pid 12094)
> setting sec ctx (0, 0)
> tconX service=ipc$ user=rajeeva
> Transaction 3 of length 524
> switch message SMBtrans (pid 12094)
> setting sec ctx (20702, 20702)
> trans <\PIPE\> data=444 params=0 setup=2
> named pipe command on <> name
> search for pipe pnum=7034
> api_fd_reply: INVALID PIPE HANDLE: 7034
> Unsupported API fd command

Yup.  I think it works ok if you disable 
the security descriptor stuff in the code.
Like JF mentioned, it's now quite there yet.
Still working on it.





Cheers,
jerry
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