[Samba] Adding Printer

[nmennell at intellinetcorp.com]

<!--StartFragment-->[ricohc]
             path = /var/spool/samba
             printer = ricoh
             valid users = @lan
             printable = yes
             public = yes
             postscript = yes

<!--EndFragment-->


smb.conf file for Ricoh above.

We are novices with this .... how difficult to upgrade?



Nicholas E. Mennell, CCNA
Manager, Operations
IntelliNet Corporation
Room 302
26380 Curtiss Wright Parkway
nmennell at intellinetcorp.com
ph: (216) 289-4100


                                                                                                                                       
                      daniel.jarboe at cus                                                                                                
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                                               cc:       samba at lists.samba.org                                                         
                      11/05/2002 11:42         Subject:  Re: [Samba] Adding Printer                                                    
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So everyone can print to the Ricoh _except_ for these two?  What's your
smb.conf look like?  Also, seeing as how you've already upgraded to
2.2.5 on RH, you should bump up to samba 2.2.6...
"This is the latest stable release of Samba and the last planned
release of the Samba 2.2. branch. This is the version that all
production Samba servers should be running for all current bug-fixes."

~ Daniel

nmennell at intellinetcorp.com wrote:

> Everyone,
>
> Thanks for the response.
>
> I am using RedHat 7.2, SAMBA 2.2.5
>
> Here is what we are trying to do and the situation that results:
>
> I have two (2) endusers with HP laptop PC that spend 3 days out of 5 in
the
> office. They have to connect over our internal network to a Ricoh Aficio
> printer.
> The endusers were added to the appropriate directories and we had tested
> thoroughly with users.... the ones in office. We are also using a LEXMARK
> printer without any problems. As a matter of fact, the 2 that cannot
print
> to the Ricoh, can print to the Lexmark.
>
> When I choose from the Windows Desktop, <start>, <settings>, <printers>,
I
> follow the path to <add printer>, <select Ricoh>, <Aficio 401>
>
> Everything works without incident so far. It appears all is set up
> correctly. When I send a test print to the printer, I get nothing.
>
> I delete the printer and proceed another route to install printer.
>
> I go to <start>, <run>, <\\n.n.n.n/ricoh>
>
> I get a message that says:
>
> Before you can use printer "\\n.n.n.n/ricoh" it must be set up on your
> computer. Do you want Windows to set up the printer and continue this
> operation?
>
> <yes>
>
> The server on which the printer resides does not have the exact printer
> driver installed. If you want to install the driver on your computer
click
> OK.
>
> <OK>
>
> Connecting to ricoh on \\n.n.n.n
>
> { swishing flashlight }
>
> Complete operation through the Printer Wizard.
>
> at completion, I get
>
> Access denied, unable to connect
>
>
> I have checked various log files and I do not see anything that jumps out
> as an error?
>
>
> Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
>
>
> Nicholas E. Mennell, CCNA
> Manager, Operations
> IntelliNet Corporation
> Room 302
> 26380 Curtiss Wright Parkway
> nmennell at intellinetcorp.com
> ph: (216) 289-4100
>
>
>

>                       daniel.jarboe at cus

>                       tserv.com                To:
nmennell at intellinetcorp.com

>                                                cc:
samba at lists.samba.org

>                       11/05/2002 09:47         Subject:  Re: [Samba]
Adding Printer
>                       AM

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>
> By the "sequence to add printer", do you mean
> http://us1.samba.org/samba/docs/Samba-HOWTO-Collection.html#PRINTING ?
>
> What do you mean by can't print?  Access denied?  Gobbeldy-gook?
> Nothing happens?
>
> Is there anything of interest in samba's logs?  In RH installed from RPM
> they should be in /var/log/samba.  What version of samba are you
> running?  2.2.6 has fixed a lot of print bugs.
>
> ~ Daniel
>
> nmennell at intellinetcorp.com wrote:
>
>
>>We are a very small company and moved from WinTel environment to Linux.
>>Killed the WinTel file/print server and implemented SAMBA om Red Hat 7.2.
>>
>>I have some users that need to print to a RICOH Aficio 4106 printer. When
>>
> I
>
>>go through the sequence to add printer ...... it appears to install, but
>>the people cannot print.
>>
>>Can anyone walk me through steps as I am novice...... and I do not want
>>
> to
>
>>go back to windows file/print share.
>>
>>Nicholas E. Mennell, CCNA
>>Manager, Operations
>>IntelliNet Corporation
>>Room 302
>>26380 Curtiss Wright Parkway
>>nmennell at intellinetcorp.com
>>ph: (216) 289-4100
>>
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