[Samba] Postscript printer PS-Logfile

[Andre Dieball]

I forgot to tell:

Samba Version 2.2.3a-12

Sorry ..

Rgds.
	Andre

> 
> Hello
> 
> I have the following strage problem here.
> 
> I have the following smb.conf:
> 
> ---cut---
> tux:/shr/pdfdropbox# more /etc/samba/smb.conf
> [global]
>         workgroup = de_zycko
>         netbios name = tux
>         server string = tux
>         kernel oplocks = No
>         encrypt passwords = Yes
>         guest account = Nobody
>         invalid users = root
> 
> # This tells samba to write log files per machine.
>         log file = /var/log/samba/%m
> # This sets an alternate log level. Default is 2.
>         log level = 3
> 
>         security = domain
> ;       security = server
>         password server = xx.xx.xx.xx
> 
>         printer driver file = /etc/samba/printers.def
> 
> 
>         socket options = SO_KEEPALIVE IPTOS_LOWDELAY TCP_NODELAY
> 
>         local master = No   
> 
>         interfaces = xx.xx.xx.xx/255.255.255.0
>    
>         wins support = No
> 
>         character set = ISO8859-15
>         client code page = 850
> 
> 
> [shr]
>    path = /shr
>    browseable = yes
>    writeable = yes
>    guest ok = yes
>    force user = nobody
>    public = yes
> [pdf]
>         comment = PDF Printer
>         path = /var/tmp
>         create mask = 0600
>         guest ok = yes
>         printable = Yes
> ;       browseable = No
>         print command = /usr/bin/printpdf.sh %s %U
>         lpq command =
>         lprm command =
>         printer driver = HP C LaserJet 4500-PS
>         printer driver location = \\%h\printer$
>         public = yes
> 
> [pdfA3]
>         comment = A3 PDF Printer
>         path = /var/tmp
>         create mask = 0600
>         guest ok = yes
>         printable = yes
>         print command = /usr/bin/printpdf.sh %s %U
>         lpq command =
>         lprm command =
>         printer driver = HP Color LaserJet 8550-PS
>         printer driver location = \\%h\printer$
>         public = yes
> [printer$]
>         path = /etc/samba/printdrivers
>         guest ok = yes
>         read only = yes
>         public = yes
> ---cut---
> 
> the following happens "sometimes", which means approximately
> 3 - 5 times a day:
> 
> A user prints over the printer pdf, but the saved postscript
> file is not actually a postscript, it's a text-file with the 
> content of the machines logfile from /var/log/samba/$m. So it 
> seams, that samba takes the wrong input to write the file 
> ...... ?!?!?!?!
> 
> Of course, after that, ps2pdf can't create the propper pdf
> and the client get's an empty pdf (323 bytes).
> 
> When I restart the samba deamons (/etc/init.d/samba/restart)
> everything works fine again until the next time ......
> 
> Everything else works, so the customer can look into the /shr
> share or what ever .....
> 
> Clients are W2k and WinXP Pro
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks a lot in advance.
> 
> Rgds.
> 	Andre
> 
> Problem in Windows: Boot
> Problme in Linux: root
> 
> If you find any grammar mistakes - keep it.
> 
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