[Samba] Automated printer driver problems

A.J.Dawson A.J.Dawson at Bradford.ac.uk
Fri Mar 21 15:09:25 GMT 2003 

Peter,

Many thanks for the suggestions - I took one of the printer admin command
out of smb.conf - didnt make the blindest bit of different unfortunately.

I also tried running

badger:/usr/local/samba/lib # rpcclient server -U root%secret -c
"setdriver Laserjet_6MP \"HP LaserJet 6P/6MP - PostScript\""

in an attempt to get the driver associated with the printer and got this
in return:

session setup ok
Domain=[SERVER] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 2.2.8]
result was NT_STATUS_ACCESS_VIOLATION

Can anyone tell me what this means?
Can anyone tell me how to overcome the problem?

I also tried upping the log level a bit to see if I got anything useful
from the logfiles.  Unfortunately they seemed (to me at least) to contain
nothing of any real help whatsoever!

Regards
Andy


On Fri, 21 Mar 2003, Peter Carpenter wrote:

> Andy,
>
> Hmm. Looks ok to me but I'm just a user not a guru. Here's a couple of
> things to try:
>   - log level = 1       (for a bit of connection info in the log)
>   - you have TWO printer admin commands (dunno if this hurts)
>
> My own print setup looks like this:
> ...
> printing = BSD
> printer admin = cpadmin      <=== i.e. explicit unix account
> show add printer wizard = yes
> username map = <file mapping 'administrator' to 'cpadmin'>
>
> [printers]
> path = <path to spool dir>
> guest ok = yes
> guest account = guest
> browseable = yes
> printable = yes
>
> [print$]
> path = <path to driver dir>
> guest ok = yes
> guest account = guest
> browseable = yes
> read only = yes
> write list = cpadmin
>
> Hope something here gives you a bright idea. It _will_ work - eventually...
>
> PCC
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A.J.Dawson [mailto:A.J.Dawson at Bradford.ac.uk]
> Sent: Friday, 21 March, 2003 11:17 AM
> To: Peter Carpenter
> Cc: samba at lists.samba.org
> Subject: RE: [Samba] Automated printer driver problems
>
>
> Heres the smb.conf file I'm using (suitably sanitised...)
>
> Oh, and yes, I'm a member of the group 'Archive_adm'.
>
> Regards
> Andy
>
>
> #Start of smb.conf file
> [global]
>    # general declarations for the server
>    workgroup = WORKGROUP
>    server string = Server
>    socket options = TCP_NODELAY
>    interfaces = XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX/24
>    local master = yes
>    os level = 69
>    domain master = yes
>    preferred master = yes
>    domain logons = yes
>    wins server = XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
>    time server = yes
>    map archive = yes
>    browseable = yes
>    lm announce = no
>
>    # log file options - log by machine name, not > 200k /log
>    log file = /usr/local/samba/log/log.%m
>    max log size = 200
>
>    # security considerations
>    security = user
>    encrypt passwords = yes
>    # NOTE: we need to set this to no for Win95 clients < 4.00.950a
>    hosts allow = XXX.XXX.XXX. 127.
>    remote announce = XXX.XXX.XXX.255/WORKGROUP
>    guest account = nobody
>    map to guest = Never
>    guest ok = no
>    domain admin group = @NT_adm
>    add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -c NT_machine -d /dev/null -g
> NT_machines -s /bin/false %m$
>    bind interfaces only = yes
>    unix password sync = yes
>    # ensure password changed get pushed to the NIS database...
>    passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u ; make -s -C /var/yp
>
>    # New directive to try to see if XP can log on...
>    nt acl support = no
>
>    # printer defaults
>    load printers = yes
>    printing = BSD
>    print command = /usr/bin/lpr -P%p -r %s
>    lpq command = /usr/bin/lpq -P%p
>    printer admin = @NT_adm
>    printcap name = /etc/printcap
>    printer admin = @Archive_adm
>
>    # logon paths etc.
>    logon script = scripts\%u.bat
>
>    # Win9x profile store location
>    logon home = \\server\%u\profile\win9x
>
>    # WinNT/2K/XP profile store location
>    logon drive = p:
>
> [netlogon]
>    comment = Network Logon Service
>    path = /usr/local/samba/netlogon
>    guest ok = no
>    writable = no
>    browseable = no
>
> [homes]
>    comment = %u on %L
>    volume = %u on %L
>    writeable = yes
>    valid users = @users
>    nt acl support = no
>    browseable = no
>
> [Laserjet_6MP]
>    comment = Laserjet_6MP on %L
>    printable = yes
>    path = /var/spool/lpd/spooldir
>    printer = lj_6mp
>    browseable = yes
>    read only = yes
>    valid users = @users
>
> [print$]
>    comment = Printer driver files on %L
>    path = /usr/local/samba/printer_drivers
>    guest ok = no
>    browseable = no
>    read only = yes
>    write list = @Archive_adm
>    directory mask = 0755
>
> # End of smb.conf file
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, 21 Mar 2003, Peter Carpenter wrote:
>
> > To answer the easy bit first: the printer config info is stored in the
> .tdb
> > files in the $SAMBA_HOME/var/locks directory. I think the most relevant
> ones
> > are ntdrivers.tdb ntforms.tdb ntprinters.tdb share_info.tdb. I had a
> similar
> > experience to you with the "Access denied" etc messages and eventually got
> > it right by endless futzing around but still don't really know what
> produced
> > the breakthrough. So keep trying - it _will_ work. If you post your
> smb.conf
> > I'll see if I've got anything you haven't.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: A.J.Dawson [mailto:A.J.Dawson at Bradford.ac.uk]
> > Sent: Friday, 21 March, 2003 10:06 AM
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am having a problem with automating the download of printer drivers from
> > a Samba 2.2.8 server.
> >
> > We used to use the server with he following options set:
> >
> > use client driver = yes
> > disable spoolss = yes
> >
> > However these options have now been removed from smb.conf.
> >
> > Following the instructions available in printer_driver2.htm (supplied in
> > docs/htmldocs in the source), I can add a printer driver to the samba
> > machine.  To do this, I created a user called 'root' on my Win2K machine,
> > logged on as that and then installed the driver to the server following
> > the instructions.
> >
> > Running rpcclient server -U root%secret -c "enumdrivers" gives
> >
> > session setup ok
> > Domain=[DOMAIN] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 2.2.8]
> >
> > [Windows NT x86]
> > Printer Driver Info 1:
> >         Driver Name: [HP LaserJet 6P/6MP - PostScript]
> >
> >
> > Running rpcclient server -U root%secret -c "enumprinters" gives
> >
> > Domain=[DOMAIN] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 2.2.8]
> >         flags:[0x800000]
> >         name:[\\server\Laserjet_6MP]
> >         description:[\\server\Laserjet_6MP,,Laserjet_6MP on server]
> >         comment:[Laserjet_6MP on server]
> >
> > showing that no driver is associated with the printer in question.  The
> > driver files have appeared in /usr/local/samba/printer_drivers/W32X86
> > owned by the person/group of the user who uploaded them (me).
> >
> > If I now attempt to view the properties of the printer on the server
> > (navigate to network neighbourhood -> printers -> Laserjet_6MP ->
> > properties), I still got the message "Device settings cannot be displayed.
> > The driver for the specified printer is not installed...", so the driver
> > is obviously not associated with the printer.
> >
> > Attempting to set the driver for the printer from the drop down list
> > available in the 'Advanced' tab of the dialogue box and clicking 'OK'
> > gives me the message 'Printer settings could not be saved' and the driver
> > does not become associated with the printer in question.
> >
> > I assume that I am doing something wrong somewhere, but I dont know where!
> > I suspect that it is something very simple such as a file/directory
> > permission problem.  Does anyone have the solution?
> >
> > Do I need to run something like rpcclient server -U root%secret -c
> > "setdriver Laserjet_6MP \"HP LaserJet 6P/6MP - PostScript\"" to get the
> > server to associate the driver with the printer in question?
> >
> > Also, where is the information about the drivers available for the
> > printers stored on the system?  I dont like the fact that I have no idea
> > where the information is actually stored and would like to know!
> > Specifically, where rpcclient gets its information from to show the
> > results shown above.
> >
> > Regards
> > Andy
> >
> > Dr. Andy Dawson
> > A.J.Dawson at Bradford.ac.uk
> > http://www.mossie.org
> > http://www.museum-explorer.org.uk
> >
>
> Dr. Andy Dawson
> A.J.Dawson at Bradford.ac.uk
> http://www.mossie.org
> http://www.museum-explorer.org.uk
>
>  Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.
>

Dr. Andy Dawson
A.J.Dawson at Bradford.ac.uk
http://www.mossie.org
http://www.museum-explorer.org.uk

 Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.

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