[Samba] Windows2000SP2/Word2000 slow printing
Gerald Carter
jerry at samba.org
Mon Feb 18 17:16:02 GMT 2002
On Mon, 18 Feb 2002 Dave.Stevenson at durham.ac.uk wrote:
> relevent smbd process on server runs up to 50-60% and stops there
> for several minutes.
>
> Oplocks seem to be created on downloadable driver files when printer is
> accessed
>
> DENY WRITE READONLY EXCLUSIVE+BATCH <sambaroot/printers>/W32X86/2/PSCPTUI.DLL
> DENY WRITE READONLY EXCLUSIVE+BATCH <sambaroot/printers>/W32X86/2/PSCRIPT.DLL
>
>
> Config:
>
> Samba 2.2.3a on Sol2.8 (GNU compiler - CVS&clean build)
> Mixed NT4SP6a and Win2Ksp2 clients
>
> Downloadable printer drivers for mainly HP printers
> drivers loaded as per How To, as domain admin to printer server
> from NT4 machine (also tried from 2000 machine)
> NT4 or Windows
>
> One Samba server is PDC, other is print server for HP printers
>
> Printer shares are set:-
>
> use client driver =yes
This should be "no" if you are serving the driver from the server.
This could be causing the symptoms your report.
> 1/ Is anyone else seeing this behavior (especially with Word2000/Office2K)
Nope.
> 2/ I have a bad feeling about the OpLocks on the 2 driver files..is
> this normal?
Yes.
> 3/ When there are ¨Windows2000" as well as "Windows2000 and NT4" drivers
> how does Samba distinguish- or maybe it doesn't :-?
"2" & "3" subdirectory in W32x86
> 4/ How to force a download of a new version of driver files to a client
> that has autoloaded drivers?
Based on Timestamps I think. Have been struggling with understand the
semantics of this recently.
chau, jerry
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