[Samba] Printer defaults (duplex, tray) missing in Samba 2.2.7

[John H Terpstra]

On Wed, 27 Nov 2002, Claus Svarer wrote:

> Hi
>
> I just upgraded to the new version of Samba 2.2.7 a week ago and
> everything works very nicely including upload of printer drivers to the
> Samba server and setting the printer defaults (Paper Size, Dublex units,
> extra Trays, Extra memory). I do this from a printer admin account from
> a Windows 2000 client. When I install the printer on another Windows
> 2000 client as printer administrator this computer also knows about the
> printer driver and defaults.
>
> Unfortunately, this is not the case for a none administrator account.
> >From this account I do have no problems installing the printer driver
> from the Samba server but all the printer defaults are lost. This is
> very annoying while I am not able to set these informations from a none
> printer admin account. If someone can give me a clue of how to correct
> this problem I will be very happy.

In your smb.conf [globals] section add:
	printer admin = @users @staff freddie

Of course, use your own local groups _or_ users in place of my
place markers "@users @staff freddie"

- John T.

>
> Best regards
> Claus Svarer
>
>
> The printer and print$ sections in the smb.conf file are set as:
>
>
> [printers]
>         comment = All Printers
>         path = /usr/spool/samba
>         create mask = 0700
>         printable = Yes
>         browseable = No
>
> [print$]
>         path = /usr/local/samba/printers
>         write list = @pc_adm, root
>         create mask = 0644
>         guest ok = Yes
>
>

-- 
John H Terpstra
Email: jht at samba.org
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