[Samba] Re: automatic client side update of printer drivers?

[Christoph Peus]

Gerald (Jerry) Carter wrote:

> | when driver files in samba's print$ share change, the
> | clients don't  recognize it automatically and continue to
> | use the old driver files.  This can be a nightmare when
> | you have to change a driver which has been  downloaded
> | already by 50 clients, because you have to delete the old
> | driver on every single client manually (if you do not
> | have an advanced  networkwide administration tool like M$ SMS.)
> |
> | Is there any ongoing developement in the samba sourcecode
> | or from  contributers which could overcome this problem?
> 
> This works fine using the normal NT printing model.  I don't
> use cupsaddsmb.

"normal NT printing model" means "use the add printer wizard to install 
the driver on the server"? It would be very surprising if this really 
makes a difference for automatic driver updates on the client - and it 
should be put into the howto collection.
Thanks.

Christoph