[Samba] printer list from cups without restart?

Kurt Pfeifle kpfeifle at danka.de
Wed Nov 27 11:00:01 GMT 2002


Holger Krull wrote:
> Hello,
> 
>> This doesn't work for me....
>> (Details to my versions in my previous mail. Still attached below)
> 
> 
> are you sure that you reach all running instances?
> And do you check with net view \\servername or with explorer?

I *did* try both approaches, none worked.
I do not have access to the system in question currently.

> I have the 
> experience that the explorer doesn't update its display immediately.
> I'm using samba 2.2.7 and the script uses
> killproc -p $SMBD_PID_FILE -HUP /path/to/executable
> 
> 
>>> I'm am now searching how to get rid of the 20 seconds delay on the 
>>> windows clients when browsing the printer list for the first time.
>>
>>  
>> This is probably related to the fact that smbd scans its smb.conf
>> every 20 seconds...
> 
> 
> Hm, that would mean i could not stop this behaviour.
> 
> 
> Holger
> 
> 






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