[Samba] Can't print duplex -- getting worse
Gary Algier
gaa at ulticom.com
Fri May 24 06:33:03 GMT 2002
The inability to print duplex is not fixed in 2.2.4. On top of that,
I now have people that can't print at all.
A little background:
A while back (with 2.2.3, then 2.2.3a, then with several CVS snapshots)
I had the problem that even though I set the properties of a printer to
"Duplexer Installed", when a user tried to print two-sided, the option
did not show in the layout tab.
Well, I upgraded to 2.2.4 and this did not seem to fix anything, so I
deleted all the files in the locks directory and printers directory
and reinstalled all the printers to the samba server. Still no joy.
Worse, I now have reports from the user community:
1) Some people can't print. (I don't know the error, sorry.)
2) Nobody can look at the properties of the printers.
The monochome PS printers. No problems getting the
properties of the color PS printers. (Printers share
driver code, don't they?) The error is:
Printer properties could not be displayed.
Operation cound not be completed.
3) Some people can't delete the printers from their own
PCs. Even people with admin rights.
So, I figured something was wrong with 2.2.4 so I reinstalled the previous
CVS snapshot (I still have the binaries). Same problems. So, I then
deleted all the samba files and restored from backups. Same problem.
It looks like some change in 2.2.4 changed the _clients_ and now
I can't get out of this mess I'm in. I have people who can't print.
Lest anyone ask: the clients are all running win2k SP2. Samba is running on
Solaris 8. Here is the smb.conf (I made no changes between 2.2.3a and 2.2.4):
[global]
workgroup = MTLAUREL
netbios name = PRINT
server string = PRINT [Print Server on Chuckie]
encrypt passwords = Yes
show add printer wizard = No
preferred master = False
local master = No
domain master = False
wins server = mtlpdc
ldap server = ldap.ulticom.com
ldap port = 389
ldap suffix = dc=ulticom,dc=com
ldap admin dn = uid=sambaAdmin,ou=Directory Administrators,dc=ulticom,dc=com
ldap ssl = no
utmp = Yes
guest account = ftp
printer admin = @it
[print$]
path = /var/samba/printers
write list = @it
printer admin = @it
create mask = 0774
force create mode = 0770
directory mask = 0775
force directory mode = 0770
guest ok = Yes
[printers]
path = /var/spool/samba
printable = Yes
browseable = No
[drivers]
comment = Location for IT to download latest print drivers
path = /var/samba/drivers
write list = @it
create mask = 0774
force create mode = 0660
directory mask = 0775
force directory mode = 0770
--
Gary Algier, WB2FWZ gaa at ulticom.com +1 856 787 2758
Ulticom Inc., 1020 Briggs Rd, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054 Fax:+1 856 866 2033
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