[Fwd: Re: No print to Samba (Linux) printer from Win98]
Mike Watsom
mikew at crucis.net
Sat Dec 15 10:47:03 GMT 2001
Here is my smb.conf. Maybe someone can tell me what I'm doing wrong.
[global]
workgroup = HOMEGROUP
log level = 8
path = /var/spool/lpd/HPDESKJET
default service = global
writable = yes
printer = HPDESKJET
remote announce = 192.168.x.x/HOMEGROUP
print command = lpr -l -P%p %s
printing = bsd
load printers = yes
dns proxy = No
lprm command = lprm
public = yes
printcap name = /etc/printcap
printer name = HPDESKJET
postscript = yes
lpq command = lpq -L
max log size = 50
null passwords = Yes
name resolve order = lmhosts host bcast
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
read only = No
browseable = No
[printers]
comment = All Printers
guest ok = no
writeable = no
printable = yes
path = /var/spool/lpd/HPDESKJET
create mode = 0700
On Saturday 15 December 2001 12:34 pm, you wrote:
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: No print to Samba (Linux) printer from Win98
> Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 20:42:16 -0500
> From: Joel Hammer <Joel at HammersHome.com># Global parameters
> To: Mike Watson <mikew at crucis.net>, samba at lists.samba.org
> References: <3C1A9A39.FA54EB2E at crucis.net>
>
> 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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