[Samba] I've always HATED printing with Samba

[Joel Hammer]

Before I get into this, I gotta know. Are you using a lexmark z53 hanging
off a linux box?

Joel

On Tue, Jul 22, 2003 at 02:47:57PM -0700, Jim C wrote:
> Joel Hammer wrote:
> 
> >I seem to have lost most of this thread.
> >
> >But, if you are using a z53 lexmark, you should have no trouble. That's
> >what I use and it works just dandy both as a local and as a  network
> >printer. Let me know and I can give you some tips on using this printer
> >with linux.
> >  
> >
> Well in regards to this, here are a few things that it would help to know.
> 
> 1. When the cleint-side printer drivers are uploaded, where do they go?  
> That way I can check perms and stuff.
> 2. What does the printer section of your smb.conf look like?  I posted 
> mine earlier but I will repost for you, K? :-)
> 
> Note: Some comments were added to this but not to the actual smb.conf
> 
> [printers]
>        comment = All Printers
>        path = /var/spool/samba
>        create mask = 0700
>        guest ok = Yes
>        printable = Yes
>        print command = lpr-cups -P %p %s -r # using cups own drivers 
> (use generic PostScript on clients).
> #Tried this setting and also the one for client side drivers and one for 
> server side drivers.
>        lpq command = lpq -P %p
>        lprm command = cancel %p-%j
>        browseable = No #Why no?
> 
> [print$]
>        path = /var/lib/samba/printers
>        write list = @adm root  #Who exactly should be on this list?  
> Just admin or users also?
> 
> [pdf-generator]             #I would especially love to get this working.
>        comment = PDF Generator (only valid users)
>        path = /var/tmp
>        printable = Yes
>        print command = /usr/share/samba/scripts/print-pdf %s ~%u 
> \\\\\\\\%L\\\\%u %m %I &
> 
> 
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