[Samba] Printing: Access denied, unable to connect

['Steve Carter']

Thanks for the thought, I have tried that ... :)

-Steve

* Noel Kelly <nkelly at citrusnetworks.net> [021106 18:26]:
> I'm no expert with printer problems but have you tried setting the perms on
> your /var/spool/lpd/spit directory to 777?
> 
> Just a thought,
> Noel
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Carter [mailto:scarter at pobox.com]
> Sent: 07 November 2002 00:54
> To: samba at lists.samba.org
> Subject: Re: [Samba] Printing: Access denied, unable to connect
> 
> 
> Further to this, I ran the following putting smbd into interactive mode 
> anc capturing the output:
> 
> # script -t 1 logger /usr/local/sbin/smbd -i -d 4 -l /tmp
> 
> There is a whole section in the debug output that ends with an access
> denied message.  There are two messages; "access check was FAILURE" and
> "access DENIED for printer open".  I haven't a clue what the debug leading 
> up to that means.  Any pointers?
> 
> -Steve
> 
> ---
> 
> <debug extract>
> 
> vfs_ChDir to /tmp
> trans <\PIPE\> data=2316 params=0 setup=2
> named pipe command on <> name
> search for pipe pnum=744b
> Got API command 0x26 on pipe "spoolss" (pnum 744b)free_pipe_context: 
> destroying 
> talloc pool of size 0
> Doing \PIPE\spoolss
> api_rpcTNP: api_spoolss_rpc op 0x45 - api_rpcTNP: pipe 29771 rpc command: 
> SPOOLS
> S_OPENPRINTEREX
> checking name: \\good\printer
> Opened policy hnd[2] [000] 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 B6 C9 
> 3D  ...
> ..... .......=
> [010] B8 81 00 00                                       .... 
> Setting printer type=\\good\printer
> Printer is a printer
> Setting printer name=\\good\printer (len=14)
> set_printer_hnd_name: Printer found: printer -> printer
> Found policy hnd[0] [000] 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 B6 C9 3D  
> ....
> .... .......=
> [010] B8 81 00 00                                       .... 
> Found policy hnd[0] [000] 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 B6 C9 3D  
> ....
> .... .......=
> [010] B8 81 00 00                                       .... 
> short name:printer
> se_access_check: user sid is S-1-5-21-1188926781-616364094-2007133261-3002
> se_access_check: also S-1-5-21-1188926781-616364094-2007133261-1001
> se_access_check: also S-1-5-21-1188926781-616364094-2007133261-1107
> se_access_check: also S-1-5-21-1188926781-616364094-2007133261-2801
> se_access_check: also S-1-5-21-1188926781-616364094-2007133261-21001
> se_access_check: also S-1-1-0
> se_access_check: also S-1-5-2
> se_access_check: also S-1-5-11
> access check was FAILURE
> access DENIED for printer open
> Found policy hnd[0] [000] 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 B6 C9 3D  
> ....
> .... .......=
> [010] B8 81 00 00                                       .... 
> Found policy hnd[0] [000] 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 B6 C9 3D  
> ....
> .... .......=
> [010] B8 81 00 00                                       .... 
> Closed policy
> 
> </debug extract>
> 
> * Steve Carter <scarter at pobox.com> [021106 16:53]:
> > I have been having a printing problem recently on a setup that has worked
> > for quite some time.  Configs below.  The symtoms are slightly different
> > on a W2K and a WinME workstation, but the result is the same; no printed
> > output.  However, when I print from the local Unix server or from any
> > other Unix server in the network the output is as expected.
> > 
> > The W2K machine reports 'Access denied, unable to connect' when the
> > printer is selected via the Printers window.
> > 
> > When I add in the 'use client driver = yes' directive the symptoms are
> > masked in that the printer shows as 'Ready' in the Printers window but,
> > still, no printed output and the printing process hangs.
> > 
> > I've tried all kinds of things to fix this, I've looked thru mail archives
> > and I've run smbd interactively with debugging turned on to no avail.  I
> > have seen this same question asked by others in the archives but no
> > resolution.
> > 
> > Any further pointers for troubleshooting would be much appreciated.
> > 
> > -Steve
> > 
> > ----
> > 
> > smb.conf:
> > 
> > [global]
> >         log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
> > 
> >         printing = BSD
> >         printcap name = /etc/printcap
> >         print command = /usr/bin/lpr -P%p -r %s
> > [printer]
> > #       use client driver = yes
> >         path = /var/spool/lpd/spit
> >         printable = yes
> >         printer name = lp
> >         read only = yes
> >         guest ok = yes
> > 
> > printcap:
> > 
> > dj932c|color|HP DeskJet 932c:\
> >         :sh:mx#0:\
> >         :lp=/dev/lpt0:sd=/var/spool/lpd/spit:\
> >         :if=/usr/local/libexec/magicfilter/dj550c-filter:\
> >         :lf=/var/log/lpd-errors:
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