[Samba] Adding Printer Drivers from Windows XP

[John Mc Quillan]

I am having trouble trying to add printer drivers from Windows XP.

I'm running SAMBA 2.2.7a on SUSE 7.2.

 

As best I can determine, the problem relates to permissions - Windows
doesn't seem to be able to write the files to the printer driver
directory on the server.

Yet, I can set up an ordinary file share to that same directory and
logged on as the same user, I can read and write the directory.

 

The relevant sections of the conf file are shown below - note the
'printx' share which was used to test the ability to write to the
relevant directories.

 

Any ideas?

 

[global]

            encrypt passwords = Yes

            logon script = logon.cmd

            logon drive = F:

            printer admin = root,john

            hosts allow = 192.168.2.

 

 

[Printers]

path=/tmp

printable=yes

 

[printx]

            path = /usr/local/samba/printers

            write list = root,john

            read only = Yes

 

[print$]

            path = /usr/local/samba/printers

            write list = root,john

            read only = Yes

            printable = Yes

 

John Mc Quillan

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http://www.openjawtech.com