[Samba] printing

[Gerald (Jerry) Carter]

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On Mon, 28 Oct 2002, Nils Neumann wrote:

> I have following configuration :
> [global]
>   workgroup = testing
>   server string = Samba-Server
>   security = SHARE
>   encrypt passwords = Yes
>   map to guest = Bad User
>   socket options = SO_KEEPALIVE IPTOS_LOWDELAY TCP_NODELAY
>   character set = ISO8859-15
>   kernel oplocks = No
> [printers]
>   comment = All Printers
>   path = /var/spool/samba
>   hosts allow = 192.168.0.20
>   browseable = no
>   public = yes
>   writeable = no
>   printable = yes
> 
> 1.) My Client has the IP 192.168.0.4, but there is no problem for the client 
> to print on my samba server. If I add the line "hosts deny = 192.168.0.4", my 
> client can still printing. Is this normal a normal behaviour of the samba ? 
> Or is my configuration file wrong ?
> 
> 2.) If I change the line "public = yes" to "public = no", I can print with the 
> client without a password ? Is this normal, too ?
> 
> (System : Debian stable/testing, Samba 2.2.3a-6, kernel 2.4.19)

I think this is an old bug affecting NT+ clients.  Please 
test 2.2.6.




cheers, jerry
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