[Samba] printing and other questions

[Joel Hammer]

To which queue are the print jobs being sent from the window's client. 
Post your smb.conf and printcap files.
Joel
On Tue, Dec 03, 2002 at 05:20:26PM +0400, Yousef I. Adan wrote:
> On the Linux side  I am selecting text only or raw when creating the printer
> and in both cases it is printing(locally). The printer is an HP laserjet 6L
> and doesn't support PS.
> 
> >From the Win XP,I just grab the printer and say connect and load the proper
> driver. When I check (now) the print processor is showing raw but I normally
> don't select at this level.
> 
> Now, on the linux side when I run LPQ, there is s some thing like Error
> Aborting Operations, coming from root at localhost+697. I don't know what that
> means.
> 
> The thing used to work easily without any meddling from my side, by just
> creating, restarting SMB and picking it up from the Win xp side, thru the
> samba shares.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Yousef
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joel Hammer" <Joel at HammersHome.com>
> To: "Yousef I. Adan" <yousef at emirates.net.ae>; <sed-users at yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 4:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [Samba] printing and other questions
> 
> 
> > Which queue are you sending your print jobs to from the windows client? It
> > needs to be a raw queue without a filter.
> >
> > Joel
> >
> > On Tue, Dec 03, 2002 at 10:31:44AM +0400, Yousef I. Adan wrote:
> > > I am facing a little problem with printing.
> > > Linux Box RH 8.0 Samba 2.2.7. Everything was OK. Dunno what I did. Now,
> eventhough I can see the printer share and connect to it from my WXP PRO,
> when I send a print, nothing happens. Even If I watch the queue from the
> WXP, I can see that nothing is going thru this port. Where is the file
> going? If I check the printer properties (ports), it seems that this
> particular printer is not point to anywhere. I don't even know whether the
> problem is from the XP side or Linux side. I know that the printer is
> configured properly on the Linux and is printing from there. I am attaching
> my SMB.conf as it's now. I am not a Linux expert. Just starting, so don't
> take for granted that I checked the easiest parts even. Thanks in advance.
> > >
> > > Yousef
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > > #
> > > #======================= Global Settings
> =====================================
> > > [global]
> > >
> > > # workgroup = NT-Domain-Name or Workgroup-Name
> > >    workgroup = WXPGRP
> > >
> > > # server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field
> > >    server string = Samba Server
> > >
> > >    printcap name = /etc/printcap
> > >    load printers = yes
> > >
> > >    printing = lprng
> > >
> > >    log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
> > >
> > >    max log size = 0
> > >
> > >    security = user
> > >
> > >    encrypt passwords = yes
> > >    smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
> > >
> > >    unix password sync = Yes
> > >    passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
> > >    passwd chat = *New*password* %n\n *Retype*new*password* %n\n
> *passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully*
> > >
> > >    pam password change = yes
> > >
> > >   obey pam restrictions = yes
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >    dns proxy = no
> > >
> > >
> > > #============================ Share Definitions
> ==============================
> > > [homes]
> > >    comment = Home Directories
> > >    browseable = no
> > >    writable = yes
> > >    valid users = %S
> > >    create mode = 0664
> > >    directory mode = 0775
> > >
> > >
> > >  [printers]
> > >    comment = All Printers
> > >    path = /var/spool/samba
> > >    browseable = yes
> > > # Set public = yes to allow user 'guest account' to print
> > >    guest ok = no
> > >    writable = no
> > >    printable = yes
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>