Samba and CUPS... Driving Me Psychotic

[Joel Hammer]

I spent about two weeks trying to figure out why my z53 wouldn't work.
Send me $50 bucks for the answer. 
Just kidding. However, working this problem through certainly improved my
linux and samba skills.
The z53 is fancy. The windows drivers 
have an option, on by default, for printer to pc communication. Such
communication is impossible with the samba server sitting between the pc and
the printer.
Turn off this option in the lexmark program on the windows side, and I think
you will be happy.
Despite this limitation, my pc can still see how much ink is in the
cartridge. At least, it shows the amount is falling the more I use the
printer.
Joel



 On Sun, Dec 09, 2001 at 03:11:09PM -0600, Jason Ferguson wrote:
> I have set up samba 2.2.2 (debian package 2.2.2-2, actually). Files are
> shared out (though Win98 doesnt like my valid users lines, a task for
> another day). However, it hits the fan when I try to share out my printer to
> my win2000 system (note: I can print from the server).
> 
> Ive been through DIAGNOSIS.txt and the HOWTO collection, which didnt help,
> unless I missed something.
> 
> Here are some relevant lines from the smb.conf file. I left out the file
> sharing sections.
> 
> [global]
> server string = %h server (Samba %v)
> netbios name = Werewolf
> workgroup = WORKGROUP
> security = share
> encrypt passwords = yes
> printing = cups
> ; hosts allow = 192.168.1.0/24
> ; valid users = @users
> ; valid users = %S
> nt acl support = no
> guest account = nobody
> 
> [printers]
> comment = All Printers
> path = /tmp
> printable = Yes
> browseable = No
> 
> [Lexmark]
> comment = Lexmark Z52 Printer
> path = /tmp
> printable = yes
> writeable = no      <--- saying yes here doesnt work either
> valid users = @users nobody
> guest ok = yes
> use client driver = yes
> 
> Im past errors like "unable to connect", but either it gets stuck on
> "opening" in the printers window or just gives me an "unable to print"
> error.
> 
> Help!
> 
> Jason
> 
> 
> 
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