[Samba] error: "printing subsystem unavailable" when trying t o print test page to samba server

[Van Sickler, Jim]

Oddly enough, I had the same problem on a
single printer/queue...

Setting "guest ok=yes" in [print$]
fixed it...

Jim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Martin Zielinski [mailto:m.zielinski at seh.de]
> Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 6:35 AM
> To: samba at lists.samba.org
> Subject: Re: [Samba] error: "printing subsystem unavailable" 
> when trying
> t o print test page to samba server
> 
> 
> Hello List,
> 
> Here has been no true solution for this problem, so I dare to post a 
> "I have this problem, too" - message with some  more details 
> and questions:
> 
> I'm using Samba-2.2.5pre1 on a StrongArm110 system with Reiser FS.
> I installed ~150 queues with only one driver (HP Laserjet 4) 
> from original 
> Win2k CD.
> Printing system is cups, Client is  Win2k SP2 (but same 
> behaviour on XP)
> 
> With only a few queues installed, everything works fine.
> When installing one queue after the other, everything seems 
> to be ok, until 
> between the 10th to 20th queue somethings crashes the 
> spooling subsystem.
> 
> Message: spoolsv.exe has generated errors and will be closed 
> by Windows...
> 
> After restarting the print spooler (on the Client), I can use 
> the queues again 
> and even install some more, until the error occurs again.
> 
> Here are my experiences (and guesses):
> 
> - All queues use the same driver - there can be no version conficts.
> - I can install (and use) queues after the error occurerd , 
> the samba-tdbs and 
> downloaded files seem not to be corrupted.
> - After discarding the vmware Win2k image, I can repeat this 
> game - Samba 
> seems (?) not to be the problem.
> - Usually, I can reproduce the error, only by opening the 
> installed printers 
> on the client.
> - Sometimes Explorer.exe shuts down, not spoolsv.exe
> 
> The big question to the experts:
> 
> What (on the network) can make Win2000 and XP shut down the 
> spool service?
> 
> Some more:
> Do sanity checks for the tdbs exist?
> Has anyone > 100 queues (and clients) running and in use or 
> is it simply 
> impossible?
> 
> Hope anyone out there knows, where to look at.
> Thanks,
> 
> Martin
> 
> 
> On Thursday 13 June 2002 14:20, Konkol, Josh wrote:
> > I had that happen to me on w2k.  Your spooler service is 
> stopped.  I had an
> > invalid print driver entry in Samba and when I printed to any of the
> > printers on my Samba server it would cause the service to stop.
> >
> > To fix it I replaced the printer tdb's and re-installed the drivers.
> >
> > Josh
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Klopf, Tom [mailto:Tom.Klopf at mms.gov]
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 10:28 AM
> > To: 'samba at lists.samba.org'
> > Subject: [Samba] error: "printing subsystem unavailable" 
> when trying to
> > print test page to samba server
> >
> >
> > Hey all - I'm experiencing some problems with samba:
> >
> > I have a samba print server with a number of printers (200+)
> >
> > When I "browse" to the server, and into the "printers" 
> folder,  I am able
> > to print a test page from the "properties" window of a printer.
> >
> > HOWEVER, when I try to print a test-page from another 
> printer, I suddenly
> > start to get error messages.  The first time I print, I get 
> some strange
> > "protection fault" message or something. After that, I get 
> a message that
> > the "printer subsystem" is not available when I try to bring up the
> > properties on a printer.
> >
> > After that, I try to browse back to my samba server, and 
> the "printers"
> > folder is gone, though the network printers are still visible.
> >
> > Anyone have any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> >
> > -t
> 
> -- 
> Martin Zielinski m.zielinski at seh.de
> 
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