[Samba] RE: How do I get the @#$$% job name to show instead of smbprn.yad a.yada?

[Van Sickler, Jim]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joel Hammer [mailto:Joel at HammersHome.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 6:57 PM
> To: Van Sickler, Jim; samba at lists.samba.org
> Subject: Re: [Samba] How do I get the @#$$% job name to show 
> instead of
> smbprn.yada.ya da?
> 
> 
> If the file name is right in /tmp/J, then it looks like samba 
> is working ok.
> 
> I guess the question would be, does your version of lpr support the -J
> option? lpr -H shows all the options. 
> 
> What happens if you just print a file on your linux server 
> (with the printer
> turned off) with:
> 
> lpr  -J"This is my banner" FileToPrint
> 
> lpq should show something like this:
> 
>  Rank   Owner/ID                   Class Job  Files           
>     Size Time
> active  jlh at hammer2+227               A  227 This is my 
> banner  24 20:43:27   
> 
> Joel
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jan 15, 2003 at 07:35:25PM -0500, Van Sickler, Jim wrote:
> > I'm tinkering with this mod to my smb.conf,
> > and can't get the actual filename to be
> > displayed in the printed job history.
> > 
> > It's adapted from one Joel put out on the list
> > last year.  My impression is that it works for
> > everyone in the world but me....
> > 
> > All that ever shows up is smbprn.yada.yada...
> > in the printer's history of printed jobs.
> > 
> > print command = echo %J %p %s  >>  /tmp/junkJ;\
> > a="`echo '%J' | sed "s/^.*- //"`" ;\
> > echo This is truncated $a >> /tmp/junkJ;\
> > /usr/local/bin/lpr -P%p  -J"$a" -U%m %s;\
> > rm %s
> > 
> > Looking in /tmp/junkJ, the $a is the filename,
> > as it's supposed to be.
> > 
> > 
> > I'm running OpenBSD 3.2, LPRng 3.8.19.  Clients are
> > all Win2k/SP2.  The printer(s) are a mix of HP4s,
> > and a new Lanier 2138 (Ricoh 3800c in sheeps clothing).
> > 
> > I think something isn't being parsed/passed
> > correctly between Samba and LPRng.
> > 
> > Using the standard LPRng Print Command produces the
> > same results (lpr -P%p -r %s), so it almost seems
> > as though the -J%J job info parameter is being
> > ignored (when I add it to the Print Command)
> > 
> > Any help would be appreciated.
> > 
> > Jim
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