[Samba] Samba 3RC4 printing issues
Chris Puttick
chris at centralmanclc.com
Wed Sep 24 14:23:01 GMT 2003
Hi
Couple of printing issues that I can't get around. Probably relevant conf
sections at bottom. Minor one first:
In the Add Printer Wizard (the place most users look first), the Samba print
server is not listed. Manually typing the \\server\printer works fine, but
this is "difficult" for users adding printers on the fly. Adding the
printer from \\server\printers works fine too, but again, this is a
complication too far for the average user. Is there a resolution for this?
Major(ish) one:
Adding a printer to Windows 9x results in the error "printername.PPD not
found on \\server\print$\WIN40\0\printername.PPD"; forcing it to browse to
the print$ share and appropriate sub-directories shows the correct file
(even down to case!) but results in the same failure. The files preceding
it in the load process add fine (Adobe stuff). Everything works ok on NT (4
onwards). Any thoughts?
Cheers
Chris
Editted smb.conf:
[global]
workgroup = mydomain
server string =
map to guest = Bad User
guest account = print
log level = 1
syslog = 0
time server = Yes
socket options = SO_KEEPALIVE IPTOS_LOWDELAY TCP_NODELAY
printcap name = cups
os level = 2
preferred master = No
local master = No
wins support = Yes
printing = cups
veto files = /*.eml/*.nws/riched20.dll/*.{*}/
[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
printer admin = root
create mask = 0600
guest ok = Yes
printable = Yes
browseable = Yes
[print$]
comment = Printer Drivers
path = /var/lib/samba/drivers
write list = root
create mask = 0666
guest ok = Yes
browseable = Yes
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