Printer: Access denied, unable to connect

[Gerald (Jerry) Carter]

On Fri, 26 Oct 2001, Peter Peltonen wrote:

> --<snip>--
> [global]
>   security = share
>   printcap name = /etc/printcap
>   load printers = yes
> --</snip>--
>
> and
>
> --<snip>--
> [printers]
>   path = /var/spool/lpd
>   printable = yes
>   guest ok = yes
>   browseable = yes
>   writeable = yes
> --</snip>--
>
> Now, on a Win2kPro box I could do Settings -> Printers -> Add Printer and
> choose the Samba printer share "deskjet" and install a driver for it.
>
> I see the share "deskjet" as a share on my Samba box KARPALO. If I click
> "open" I get the Printer's window open, but it tells me:
>
> "deskjet on KARPALO Access denied, unable to connect"

See the "user client driver" option in smb.conf.  You might
also want to switch to "security = user"







cheers, jerry
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