Setting up a Samba printer

[Bill Eldridge]

Sample setup for an HP LaserJet 5M
(I think the techops group permission is
critical on the Samba spool).


/etc/printcap:
TechRoom:\
        :sd=/var/spool/lpd/TechRoom:\
        :mx#0:\
        :sh:\
        :rm=172.30.0.112:\
        :rp=:\
        :if=/var/spool/lpd/TechRoom/filter:

/etc/smb.conf:
[TechRoom]
   comment = TechRoom printer
   valid users = @techops
   path = /var/spool/samba/TechRoom
   printer = TechRoom
   public = yes
   writable = no
   printable = yes
   print command = lpr -r -s -h -b -P%p %s

[root at asteryx samba]# ls -ld /var/spool/samba/TechRoom
drwxrwxrwx   2 root     techops      1024 Aug 13 14:12
/var/spool/samba/TechRoom
[root at asteryx samba]# ls -l /var/spool/samba/TechRoom
total 0
[root at asteryx samba]# ls -ld /var/spool/lpd/TechRoom
drwxrwxr-x   2 root     lp           1024 Aug 13 14:12
/var/spool/lpd/TechRoom
[root at asteryx samba]# ls -l /var/spool/lpd/TechRoom
total 15
-rwxr-xr-x   1 root     root         9334 Jun 23 21:08 filter
-rwxr-xr-x   1 root     root          191 Jun 23 21:08 general.cfg
-rw-r--r--   1 root     root            4 Aug 20 23:35 lock
-rwxr-xr-x   1 root     root          342 Jun 23 21:08 postscript.cfg
-rw-r--r--   1 root     root           24 Aug 13 14:12 status
-rwxr-xr-x   1 root     root          147 Jun 23 21:08 textonly.cfg

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Bill Eldridge
Radio Free Asia
bill at rfa.org