[Samba] Re: 2.2.5, Sol 2.8, W2k - Printers...Status: Access Denied unable to connect - ??

[Joel Hammer]

Many people download drivers. I used to download my epson driver. But, when
I tried with my lexmarkz53, it made my windows clients unbootable. There was
some case thing or somthing and some file in the downloaded drivers that
stalled the windows bootup process. These had to be unloaded by hand after a
safe boot up. This was very unpleasant.

So, now I just always use the generic laserjet III HP driver which seems
to be on most windows clients and just send postscript jobs to my samba
server. No more printing problems.

Joel
On Thu, Aug 15, 2002 at 09:55:18AM +1000, peter.a.bryant at mainroads.qld.gov.au wrote:
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> 
> Hey Dennis thanks for the information.
> 
> I really would like the ability to download drivers.
> Can't believe no-one else has this problem.
> 
> thanks again
> 
> -pete.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Just avoided...
> I don't download drivers anyway....although I wish I could.
> 
> BTW, the error message I descibed is in the smb.conf html doc under the
> description for
> "disable spoolss"
> 
> I also got a reply from someone (don't have the reply handy) that
> mentioned changing the
> "use client driver" parameter setting although I left mine at its default.
> 
> peter.a.bryant at mainroads.qld.gov.au wrote:
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> >
> >
> >Is it fixed, or just avoided?
> >I thougth that 'disable spoolss'  meant that  you disable the ability
> >to automatically download printer drivers from Samba.
> >
> >Does anyone know if this is correct??
> >
> >thanks
> >
> >-peter.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >To:   Peter A Bryant/EngServ/QMR/Au at qdot
> >cc:
> >Subject:  Re: 2.2.5, Sol 2.8, W2k - Printers...Status: Access Denied unable  to
> >      connect - ??
> >
> >
> >FIXED......
> >
> >I  added disable spoolss = yes to my smb.conf
> >
> >and the problem went away.
> >
> >peter.a.bryant at mainroads.qld.gov.au wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>I am also having this exact problem, was just about to mail the list and ask
> >>about it.
> >>Exactly the same setup - Samba 2.2.5, Solaris 8, Win2k.
> >>
> >>can print test page also.
> >>
> >>Only thing I have to add is that all my HP printers are affected, but
> >>not my single solitary  Epson printer.
> >>
> >>Samba gurus please help!
> >>
> >>-peter.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>hi
> >>
> >>When I highlight a printer icon in Win 2K, the Status bar shows
> >>     Status: Access Denied, Unable to connect.
> >>
> >>It shows this for all samba printers.
> >>
> >>I can print a test page even though it shows access denied.
> >>
> >>Anyone know how to fix this?
> >>
> >>thanks.
> >>Dennis
> >>
> >>
> >>
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