[Samba] NT Add Printer Wizard, printers not browseable

Noel McLoughlin Noel.McLoughlin at oracle.com
Thu May 30 05:25:04 GMT 2002


Hi,

When I use the windows nt or Windows 2000 add printer Wizard (tool)
and browse for the printers they are not listed as available.

I have to select the Samba-host NETBIOS name before printers become
browseable.

What I want is to use The "Add printer Wizard",  Browse, and find a list
or printers available..

    \\sambahost\printer1
    \\sambahost\printer2

Please find my smb.conf attached.

Under [printers] section - even if I change "Browsable = Yes" it reverts
back to "Browsing = No"
no matter what I do.

thanks,
Noel.

===========================================
SMB.CONF
=============================================
# Global parameters
[global]
 workgroup = IE-DOMAIN-NT
 netbios name = IEEPTPRINT1
 interfaces = hme0
 security = DOMAIN
 encrypt passwords = Yes
 min passwd length = 6
 map to guest = Bad User
 password server = 143.47.16.60 143.47.32.222
 username map = /usr/local/samba/lib/users.map
 log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
 change notify timeout = 300
 deadtime = 15
 keepalive = 600
 lpq cache time = 600
 socket options = IPTOS_LOWDELAY TCP_NODELAY SO_KEEPALIVE
 printcap name = /etc/printcap.cups
 show add printer wizard = No
 os level = 0
 lm announce = False
 preferred master = False
 local master = No
 domain master = False
 wins server = 143.47.16.60 143.47.32.222
 lock dir = /usr/local/samba/var/locks
 pid directory = /usr/local/samba/var/locks
 winbind uid = 10000-20000
 winbind gid = 10000-20000
 template homedir = /homes/%U
 template shell = /bin/bash
 winbind cache time = 60
 guest account = smbguest
 admin users = '@IE-DOMAIN-NT\Domain Admins'  '@Domain Admins'
 printer admin = '@IE-DOMAIN-NT\Domain Admins'  '@Domain Admins'
 printing = cups
 print command = /bin/lpr -r -P%p %s
 lpq command = /bin/lpq -P%p
 lprm command = /bin/cancel %p-%j
 lppause command = /bin/lp -i %p-%j -H hold
 lpresume command = /bin/lp -i %p-%j -H resume
 queuepause command = /bin/disable %p
 queueresume command = /bin/enable %p
 use client driver = Yes
 veto files = /*.eml/*.nws/riched20.dll/

[print$]
 comment = Windows NT Print Drivers
 path = /shares/printdrivers
 admin users = '@IE-DOMAIN-NT\Domain Admins' '@Domain Admins' root
 write list = '@IE-DOMAIN-NT\Domain Admins' '@Domain Admins' root
 read only = No
 guest ok = Yes

[printers]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 guest account = lp
 guest ok = Yes
 printable = Yes
 use client driver = No
 printer driver file =
 browseable = No

[data1]
 comment = Data Area to share for TSS
 path = /shares/data1
 write list = '@IE-DOMAIN-NT\Domain Admins'  '@Domain Admins'
'@IE-DOMAIN-NT\Finance' '@Finance'
 read only = No

[ieair_dhl1_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[ieair_dhl2_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[ieair_tnt2_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[ieair_ups1_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[ieair_ups2_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[iecsg1_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[iedmd1a_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[iedmd1b_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[iedmd1c_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[iedmd1e_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[iedmd1f_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[iedmd2a_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[iedmd2b_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[iedmd2c_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[iedmd2d_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[iedmd2e_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[iedmd2f_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[iedmd2g_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[iedmd2h_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[iedmd2j_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[iedmdga_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[iedmdgb_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[iedmdgc_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[ieep21c_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[ieep22a_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[ieep30a_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[ieep30b_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[ieep30g_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[ieep31a_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[ieep31b_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[ieep31c_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[ieep31d_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[ieep31e_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[ieep31f_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[ieep31g_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[ieep31h_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[ieep31i_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[ieep31j_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[ieep31k_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[ieep32a_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[ieep32b_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[ieep32c_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[ieep32d_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[iefin2_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[iehstprt1_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[ieitp01_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[ielasm0d_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[ielasm0e_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[ielasm0j_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[ielasm0n_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[ielasm0q_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[iesl1a_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[iesl1b_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[iesl1c_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[iessc0a_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[iewptg1a_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[iewptg1b_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[iewptg2b_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No

[ieair_tnt1_app]
 path = /var/spool/samba
 available = No







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