[Samba] So SAMBA no longer supports print driver downloads

[Lawrence Walton]

Robert M. Martel [bob at urban.csuohio.edu] wrote:
> 
> 
> 	So SAMBA no longer supports print driver downloads.  That is about the 
> only conclusion that I can come to at this point.  I've not been able to get 
> Windows printer driver downloads to work right since Samba 2.2.2.
> 	
> 	No one but printer admins displays the correct settings for printers, 
> everyone else gets the original printer defaults that they cannot change.
> 	
> 	I've tried this with every version since 2.2.2 up to 2.2.7a and the 
> story is the same - printer settings get lost.
> 	
> 	I've built from scratch.  I've taken a working 2.2.2 set-up, verified 
> that the drivers loaded correctly for clients, upgraded the server to 2.2.7a and 
> had all the settings get lost.
> 	
> 	Does anyone *REALLY* have downloading printer drivers to Windows 2000 
> clients working properly?  Has anyone documented the steps as the ones in the 
> available documentation DON'T work?

I wanted to say that I had problems up to the time I upgraded to .7a
three offices All 2000 clients, XP hates me, but then again XP hates everyone when
it comes to printing.
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