HELP! can't see Unix printer shares

Tony Jones tony at rtd.com
Mon Feb 15 20:11:56 GMT 1999


I'm trying to use Samba to get access to my Unix printer. 
Unix System is FreeBSD-2.2-stable, and I'm running the latest port of Samba 
for FreeBSD-2.2-stable (Samba 2.0.0) from ftp.freebsd.org.

I've checked all the references I can find on the web, and can't see the
problem. Can anyone point out what I'm doing wrong.

Under NT (adding remote printer), I see the entry for the UNIX system
(ZEBEDEE). If I select it (double click) nothing happens.

>From Win98, I see ZEBEDEE with + sign to left. Clicking on ZEBEDEE either 
prompts for password (ZEBEDEE$IPC) and entering a NULL password fails, or
I get the message "\\ZEBEDEE is not accessible. No permission to access
resource".

All systems are in the workgroup 'WORKGROUP'. Samba log files for each client
are created in /var/log, but are empty.

Have guest account set up (pcguest) and any user and su to it without
being prompted for a password and print (using lpr).

Is the fact that I get prompted for a password here a problem ?

# smbclient -L zebedee
Added interface ip=192.168.0.1 bcast=192.168.0.255 nmask=255.255.255.0
Password: <JUST HIT ENTER>
Domain=[WORKGROUP] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 2.0.0]

        Sharename      Type      Comment
        ---------      ----      -------
        IPC$           IPC       IPC Service (ZEBEDEE)
        lp             Printer   local line printer

        Server               Comment
        ---------            -------
        ERMINTRUDE           
        ZEBEDEE              ZEBEDEE

        Workgroup            Master
        ---------            -------
        WORKGROUP            ZEBEDEE

Any help would be much appreciated. Please CC: me on any replies.

Thanks

Tony

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# ps -auwwx | grep bd        
root     16593  0.0  1.3   240  612  p0  S+   11:41AM    0:00.02 grep bd
root     11782  0.0  1.1   556  496  ??  Ss   Sat03PM    0:04.14 ./nmbd -D
root     12386  0.0  0.7   928  300  ??  Is   Sat04PM    0:00.06 ./smbd -D

# grep '^[^;#]' smb.conf
[global]
   workgroup = WORKGROUP
   server string = ZEBEDEE
   hosts allow = 192.168.0.
   load printers = yes
   printcap name = /etc/printcap
  printing = bsd
  guest account = pcguest
   log file = /var/log/samba.%m
   max log size = 50
   security = user
   socket options = TCP_NODELAY 
   interfaces = 192.168.0.1/24
   dns proxy = no 
[homes]
   comment = Home Directories
   browseable = no
   writable = yes
[printers]
   comment = All Printers
   path = /var/spool/samba
   browseable = no
   guest ok = no
   writable = no
   printable = yes

# testprns lp
Looking for printer lp in printcap file /etc/printcap
Printer name lp is valid.


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