No print to Samba (Linux) printer from Win98

[Joel Hammer]

Here is what I have in my smb.conf file for a linux printer accesses via
samba by windows clients.
The lp queue exists on the linux server. It is a raw queue, no filter. 


[lp]
        comment = Raw Printer for Z53
        path = /tmp
        create mask = 0700
        guest ok = Yes
        hosts allow = 192.168.
        printable = Yes
        printing = lprng
        print command = echo %J %p %s  >>  /tmp/junkJ;\
                       a="`echo '%J' | sed "s/^.*- //"`" ;\
                       echo This is truncated $a >> /tmp/junkJ;\
                       /usr/bin/lpr -Plp  -J"$a"  %s;\
                       rm %s
        lpq command = /usr/bin/lpq -Plp
        lprm command = /usr/bin/lprm -Plp %j
        lppause command = /usr/sbin/lpc hold -Plp %j
        lpresume command = /usr/sbin/lpc release -Plp %j
        printer name = lp
        share modes = No                                              

And here is my printcap:

lp|LP|z53-outfiles:\
        :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
        :mx#0:\
        :lp=/dev/lp0:\
        :sh:rw:                             
The fancy print command captures J, the real file name, to display in the
queue. You could just use  /usr/bin/lpr -Plp  %s; rm %s as the print command.
Joel

 

      
 On Fri, Dec 14, 2001 at 06:32:57PM -0600, Mike Watson wrote:
> I'm stuck.  
> 
> I have Samba running on my Red Hat 7.2 Linux box.  I can mount by remote dirctory
> on the Linux box via Samba.  But I can't print to the Linux printer.  I have a
> Linux printer installed and I can print to it using lpr.  I have a printer
> configured in Samba and can see that from the Win98SE box.  I've clicked on the
> Samba printer name and configured a Win98 printer.  
> 
> However, when I try to print (or test) the Win98 spooler runs, then goes away,
> but nothing happens on the Linux printer.  The Samba printer spool points to
> /var/spool/samba.  Should it point to the lpr spool directory?  How does samba
> link the incoming spool data from Win98 to lpr?
> 
> Mike W.
> 
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