[Samba] Problem uploading printer drivers

[Van Sickler, Jim]

chmod the printer share dir to 0744
that's the perm's I set that finally got
the APW to access the drivers.
0755/0777 wouldn't gain access...

My dir's are root.wheel (OpenBSD 3.1)


Jim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: WEBSTER, Greg [mailto:GWEBSTER at ahbl.ca]
> Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 9:06 AM
> To: 'Christopher Fernandes'
> Cc: samba at lists.samba.org
> Subject: RE: [Samba] Problem uploading printer drivers
> 
> 
> 
> Use the APW in "Printers on <machinename>" to get the drivers 
> uploaded.
> 
> Also, check that the W32X86 and WIN40 directories are 
> created, and make sure
> they are writable as well.
> 
> I'm going to be writing up my "Adventures with Samba, 
> Winbind, printer and
> Windows 2000" soon and will forward the URL to the list when 
> it's done.
> 
> Greg
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Christopher Fernandes [mailto:CFernandes at forrester.co.uk]
> > Sent: June 24, 2002 4:08 AM
> > To: gwebster at ahbl.ca
> > Cc: samba at lists.samba.org
> > Subject: RE: [Samba] Problem uploading printer drivers
> > 
> > 
> > Greg
> > 
> > Tried the APW in start-> settings -> printers and also 
> > doubled clicked on
> > the printer itself when finding the computer via the network 
> > neighbourhood
> > but the results are the same
> > 
> > the ownership/permissions are root:root and 777 for the
> > /usr/local/samba/print
> > 
> > Chris
> > 
> > From: "WEBSTER, Greg" <GWEBSTER at ahbl.ca>
> > To: samba at lists.samba.org
> > Subject: RE: [Samba] Problem uploading printer drivers
> > Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2002 10:31:23 -0700
> > 
> > 
> > Are you using the APW in Start->Settings->Printers or the one 
> > that you see
> > when you go to \\<machinename>\Printers?
> > 
> > What are the ownership and permissions on 
> > /usr/local/samba/print? (normally
> > I'd see this as /etc/samba/drivers/)
> > 
> > Greg
> > 
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Christopher Fernandes [mailto:CFernandes at forrester.com]
> > > Sent: June 21, 2002 9:44 AM
> > > To: samba at lists.samba.org
> > > Subject: [Samba] Problem uploading printer drivers
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > Hopefully someone can help me with this printing problem. 
>  Currently
> > > running samba 2.2.5 on redhat 7.2.  I've set up a shared
> > > printer which can
> > > be access through Samba and that part works fine.  Followed SAMBA
> > > documentation on setting up a print$ share and placed printer
> > > drivers in
> > > that share.  When I create the printer on Win2K Pro using the
> > > Add Printer
> > > Wizard, it doesn't automatically upload driver files to my
> > > client.  Below
> > > are the main points of my smb.conf file
> > >
> > > [global]
> > >    printcap name = /etc/printcap
> > >    load printers = yes
> > >    printing = bsd
> > >    print command = /usr/bin/lpr -P%p -r %s
> > >    printcap file = /etc/printcap
> > >    min print space = 2000
> > >    printer admin = @ntadmin
> > >         security = share                      ; so anyone can
> > > print without
> > > having an account on samba
> > >
> > > [printers]
> > >    comment = All Printers
> > >    path = /var/spool/samba
> > >    browseable = yes
> > >    public = yes
> > >    guest ok = yes
> > >    writable = yes
> > >    printable = yes
> > >
> > > [print$]
> > >    path = /usr/local/samba/print
> > >    read only = yes
> > >    browseable = yes
> > >    guest ok = yes
> > >    write list = @ntadmin
> > 
> 
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