[Samba] Samba 2.2.4 + Win2K Printing Problem

Richard Lohman rjlohman at yahoo.com
Sat Aug 17 12:08:01 GMT 2002


Greetings, all:
    I'm having trouble working out a printing problem
between my Samba box, and my Windows 2000 client.
Here's the background:

Network:
Home network with a Slackware 8 box running Samba, 1
Windows 2000 client, 1 Windows 98 client, and a LEAF
Project firewall providing Internet access. The Samba
server should only be available to local clients.

Systems:
Slackware box:
  Running Samba 2.2.4; uses BSD style printing;
IP=192.168.1.10 (static), netbios name = SAMBAFPS;
default print queue = lp, HP LaserJet 6P connected to
lp0.
Windows 2000 box:
  Updated to ServicePack 3, netbios name = DualPII,
IP=192.168.1.2 (static), driver for HP LaserJet 6P
installed locally, pointing to lp on SAMBAFPS
Windows 98 box:
  It doesn't even get past authentication - I'm
upgrading it to 2000 soon, so this box is a non-issue.

The Problem:
When I try to print from the Win2K box to the Samba
server, I get the following error (from within
Notepad): "A StartDocFinder call was not issued."
Nothing prints, and there are no files in the queue
directory.

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

Rich Lohman

I have copies of various files/directory listings
which may help as well:

Contents of /var/log/samba.dualpii
----------------------------------
[2002/08/17 14:36:39, 0]
printing/printing.c:print_job_start(1011)
  print_job_start: insufficient permissions to open
spool file /var/spool/samba/smbprn.000006.bL5nBc.
[2002/08/17 14:36:39, 0]
printing/printing.c:print_job_start(1011)
  print_job_start: insufficient permissions to open
spool file /var/spool/samba/smbprn.000007.t0mTmo.
[2002/08/17 14:36:39, 0]
printing/printing.c:print_job_start(1011)
  print_job_start: insufficient permissions to open
spool file /var/spool/samba/smbprn.000008.RUXSfG.
[2002/08/17 14:36:39, 0]
printing/printing.c:print_job_start(1011)
  print_job_start: insufficient permissions to open
spool file /var/spool/samba/smbprn.000009.Tbuxl5.

Output of the testparm command against the smb.conf
file
----------------------------------------------------
Load smb config files from smb.conf
Processing section "[homes]"
Processing section "[printers]"
Processing section "[Home]"
Loaded services file OK.
Press enter to see a dump of your service definitions
# Global parameters
[global]
	coding system = 
	client code page = 850
	code page directory = /etc/codepages
	workgroup = HOME
	netbios name = SAMBAFPS
	netbios aliases = 
	netbios scope = 
	server string = Samba 2.2.4 File and Print Server
	interfaces = 
	bind interfaces only = No
	security = USER
	encrypt passwords = Yes
	update encrypted = No
	allow trusted domains = Yes
	hosts equiv = 
	min passwd length = 5
	map to guest = Never
	null passwords = No
	obey pam restrictions = No
	password server = 
	smb passwd file = /etc/samba/private/smbpasswd
	root directory = 
	pam password change = No
	passwd program = /bin/passwd
	passwd chat = *new*password* %n\n *new*password* %n\n
*changed*
	passwd chat debug = No
	username map = 
	password level = 0
	username level = 0
	unix password sync = No
	restrict anonymous = No
	lanman auth = Yes
	use rhosts = No
	ssl = No
	ssl hosts = 
	ssl hosts resign = 
	ssl CA certDir = /etc/ssl/certs
	ssl CA certFile = 
	ssl server cert = 
	ssl server key = 
	ssl client cert = 
	ssl client key = 
	ssl egd socket = 
	ssl entropy file = 
	ssl entropy bytes = 256
	ssl require clientcert = No
	ssl require servercert = No
	ssl ciphers = 
	ssl version = ssl2or3
	ssl compatibility = No
	admin log = No
	log level = 0
	syslog = 1
	syslog only = No
	log file = /var/log/samba.%m
	max log size = 50
	timestamp logs = Yes
	debug hires timestamp = No
	debug pid = No
	debug uid = No
	protocol = NT1
	large readwrite = No
	max protocol = NT1
	min protocol = CORE
	read bmpx = No
	read raw = Yes
	write raw = Yes
	nt smb support = Yes
	nt pipe support = Yes
	nt status support = Yes
	announce version = 4.5
	announce as = NT
	max mux = 50
	max xmit = 65535
	name resolve order = lmhosts host wins bcast
	max packet = 65535
	max ttl = 259200
	max wins ttl = 518400
	min wins ttl = 21600
	time server = No
	unix extensions = No
	change notify timeout = 60
	deadtime = 0
	getwd cache = Yes
	keepalive = 300
	lpq cache time = 10
	max smbd processes = 0
	max disk size = 0
	max open files = 10000
	read size = 16384
	socket options = TCP_NODELAY
	stat cache size = 50
	use mmap = Yes
	total print jobs = 0
	load printers = Yes
	printcap name = /etc/printcap
	disable spoolss = No
	enumports command = 
	addprinter command = 
	deleteprinter command = 
	show add printer wizard = Yes
	os2 driver map = 
	strip dot = No
	character set = 
	mangled stack = 50
	stat cache = Yes
	domain admin group = 
	domain guest group = 
	machine password timeout = 604800
	add user script = 
	delete user script = 
	logon script = 
	logon path = \\%N\%U\profile
	logon drive = 
	logon home = \\%N\%U
	domain logons = No
	os level = 20
	lm announce = Auto
	lm interval = 60
	preferred master = Auto
	local master = Yes
	domain master = Auto
	browse list = Yes
	enhanced browsing = Yes
	dns proxy = No
	wins proxy = No
	wins server = 
	wins support = No
	wins hook = 
	kernel oplocks = Yes
	lock spin count = 3
	lock spin time = 10
	oplock break wait time = 0
	add share command = 
	change share command = 
	delete share command = 
	config file = 
	preload = 
	lock dir = /var/lock/samba
	pid directory = /var/run/samba
	utmp directory = 
	wtmp directory = 
	utmp = No
	default service = 
	message command = 
	dfree command = 
	valid chars = 
	remote announce = 
	remote browse sync = 
	socket address = 0.0.0.0
	homedir map = auto.home
	time offset = 0
	NIS homedir = No
	source environment = 
	panic action = 
	hide local users = No
	host msdfs = No
	winbind uid = 
	winbind gid = 
	template homedir = /home/%D/%U
	template shell = /bin/false
	winbind separator = \
	winbind cache time = 15
	winbind enum users = Yes
	winbind enum groups = Yes
	winbind use default domain = No
	comment = 
	path = 
	alternate permissions = No
	username = 
	guest account = nobody
	invalid users = 
	valid users = 
	admin users = 
	read list = 
	write list = 
	printer admin = 
	force user = 
	force group = 
	read only = Yes
	create mask = 0744
	force create mode = 00
	security mask = 0777
	force security mode = 00
	directory mask = 0755
	force directory mode = 00
	directory security mask = 0777
	force directory security mode = 00
	inherit permissions = No
	inherit acls = No
	guest only = No
	guest ok = No
	only user = No
	hosts allow = 192.168.1. 127.
	hosts deny = 
	status = Yes
	nt acl support = Yes
	max connections = 0
	min print space = 0
	strict allocate = No
	strict sync = No
	sync always = No
	write cache size = 0
	max print jobs = 1000
	printable = No
	postscript = No
	printing = bsd
	print command = lpr -r -P%p %s
	lpq command = lpq -P%p
	lprm command = lprm -P%p %j
	lppause command = 
	lpresume command = 
	queuepause command = 
	queueresume command = 
	printer name = 
	use client driver = No
	default devmode = No
	printer driver = 
	printer driver file = /etc/samba/printers.def
	printer driver location = 
	default case = lower
	case sensitive = No
	preserve case = Yes
	short preserve case = Yes
	mangle case = No
	mangling char = ~
	hide dot files = Yes
	hide unreadable = No
	delete veto files = No
	veto files = 
	hide files = 
	veto oplock files = 
	map system = No
	map hidden = No
	map archive = Yes
	mangled names = Yes
	mangled map = 
	browseable = Yes
	blocking locks = Yes
	csc policy = manual
	fake oplocks = No
	locking = Yes
	oplocks = Yes
	level2 oplocks = Yes
	oplock contention limit = 2
	posix locking = Yes
	strict locking = No
	share modes = Yes
	copy = 
	include = 
	exec = 
	preexec close = No
	postexec = 
	root preexec = 
	root preexec close = No
	root postexec = 
	available = Yes
	volume = 
	fstype = NTFS
	set directory = No
	wide links = Yes
	follow symlinks = Yes
	dont descend = 
	magic script = 
	magic output = 
	delete readonly = No
	dos filemode = No
	dos filetimes = No
	dos filetime resolution = No
	fake directory create times = No
	vfs object = 
	vfs options = 
	msdfs root = No

[homes]
	comment = Home Directories
	read only = No
	browseable = No

[printers]
	comment = All Printers
	path = /var/spool/samba
	printable = Yes
	browseable = No

[Home]
	comment = Rich's and Sandy's stuff
	path = /export/home
	valid users = Rich Sandy
	read only = No
	create mask = 0765

Various directory listing information on the Samba
server (date/time information omitted)
--------------------------------------------------
-rw-r--r--  1  root root  /var/log/samba.dualpii
-rw-r--r--  1  root root  /var/log/samba.smbd

drwxr-xr-x  2  root root  /var/spool/samba/
drwxrwxr-x  2  root lp    /var/spool/lpd/

-rw-r--r--  1  root root  /var/spool/lpd/lock
-rw-r--r--  1  root root  /var/spool/lpd/lpd.lock
-rw-rw-r--  1  root root  /var/spool/lpd/status

-rw-r--r--  1 root  root /var/lock/samba/brlock.tdb
-rw-r--r--  1 root  root /var/lock/samba/browse.dat
-rw-r--r--  1 root  root
/var/lock/samba/connections.tdb
-rw-r--r--  1 root  root /var/lock/samba/locking.tdb
-rw-------  1 root  root /var/lock/samba/messages.tdb
-rw-r--r--  1 root  root /var/lock/samba/nmbd.pid
-rw-------  1 root  root /var/lock/samba/ntdrivers.tdb
-rw-------  1 root  root /var/lock/samba/ntforms.tdb
-rw-------  1 root  root
/var/lock/samba/ntprinters.tdb
-rw-------  1 root  root /var/lock/samba/printing.tdb
-rw-r--r--  1 root  root /var/lock/samba/sessionid.tdb
-rw-------  1 root  root
/var/lock/samba/share_info.tdb
-rw-r--r--  1 root  root /var/lock/samba/smbd.pid
-rw-r--r--  1 root  root
/var/lock/samba/unexpected.tdb

-rw-r--r--  1 root  root /var/run/samba/nmbd.pid
-rw-r--r--  1 root  root /var/run/samba/smbd.pid




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| Richard J. Lohman        | If you always do what you've |
| Net. Engr./Asst Director | always done, you'll always   |
| Data Processing Dept.    | get what you've always       |
| Porter County, IN        | got.                         |
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