[Samba] printer drivers
mark
mark at mebrosius.com
Mon Jun 10 16:09:06 GMT 2002
Alex,
Thank for your help but I still can't print. Here is my smb.conf file.
My file sharing works but not my printer. Can you see what I'm doing
wrong?
Mark
[global]
workgroup = K9PC
netbios name = MARK
server string = Samba Server %v
encrypt passwords = Yes
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 50
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
printcap name = lpstat
dns proxy = No
wins support = Yes
hosts allow = 127.0.0. 192.168.1.
printing = cups
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
read only = No
browseable = No
[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
create mask = 0700
guest ok = Yes
printable = Yes
print command = lpr-cups -P %p -o raw %s -r # using client
side printer drivers.
lpq command = lpstat -o %p
lprm command = cancel %p-%j
browseable = No
[elaine]
path = /home/elaine
[Printer]
path = /tmp
guest ok = Yes
printable = Yes
Alex Meaden wrote:
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mark Brosius" <mark at mebrosius.com>
>To: "Alex Meaden" <alex at meaden.net>
>Cc: "Bradley W. Langhorst" <brad at langhorst.com>; <samba at lists.samba.org>
>Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 8:23 PM
>Subject: Re: [Samba] printer drivers
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>>I'm having a problem getting my HP 722c printer working from my Win98
>>client. Would you be willing to copy and paste your smb.conf file here so
>>I can see where I am making my mistake? Thanks.
>>
>>
>
>Here's the global and printers sections from my smb.conf:
>
>[global]
> netbios name = MARS
> workgroup = GALAXY
> encrypt passwords = Yes
> log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
> max log size = 50
> socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
> printcap name = lpstat
> dns proxy = No
> printing = cups
> utmp = true
> status = yes
> security = user
> domain logons = yes
> os level = 65
> domain admin group = @adm
> nt acl support = no
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>[printers]
> comment = All Printers
> path = /var/spool/samba
> create mask = 0700
> guest ok = Yes
> printable = Yes
> print command = lpr-cups -P %p -o raw %s -r # using client side printer
>drivers.
> lpq command = lpstat -o %p
> lprm command = cancel %p-%j
> browseable = No
>
>I am using CUPS which seems to greatly simplify printer management. Note
>that the share for the printer should not have any drivers installed on the
>server side - select "generic" printer. You should install the drivers under
>Windows, which will format the output and send it to Samba, which will pass
>it to the printer.
>
>Alex.
>
>--
>Mr Alex Meaden
>Computer Science Undergraduate
>University of Kent at Canterbury
>aejm1 at meaden.dyndns.org
>http://meaden.dyndns.org
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