[Samba] Printing Errors in log since installing 3.0.9

Vickie L. Kidder vlkidder at TABASCO.com
Mon Dec 6 22:02:21 GMT 2004


Since installing Samba 3.0.9, I am getting the following errors in my 
samba log file related to printing.
I haven't made any changes to the smb.conf file from 3.0.7 where printing 
worked fine.

This is a sample of the errors from the samba log file.
[2004/12/06 15:45:55, 0] printing/printing_db.c:get_print_db_byname(109)
  get_print_db: Failed to open printer backend database 
/usr/local/samba/var/loc
ks/printing/hpl4_smb.tdb.
[2004/12/06 15:45:55, 0] lib/fault.c:fault_report(36)
  ===============================================================
[2004/12/06 15:45:55, 0] lib/fault.c:fault_report(37)
  INTERNAL ERROR: Signal 11 in pid 9038 (3.0.9)
  Please read the appendix Bugs of the Samba HOWTO collection
[2004/12/06 15:45:55, 0] lib/fault.c:fault_report(39)
  ===============================================================
[2004/12/06 15:45:55, 0] lib/util.c:smb_panic2(1403)
  PANIC: internal error
[2004/12/06 15:45:57, 0] printing/printing_db.c:get_print_db_byname(109)
  get_print_db: Failed to open printer backend database 
/usr/local/samba/var/loc
ks/printing/xsoe_smb.tdb.
[2004/12/06 15:45:57, 0] printing/printing_db.c:get_print_db_byname(109)
  get_print_db: Failed to open printer backend database 
/usr/local/samba/var/loc
ks/printing/xsoe_smb.tdb.
[2004/12/06 15:45:57, 0] printing/printing_db.c:get_print_db_byname(109)
  get_print_db: Failed to open printer backend database 
/usr/local/samba/var/loc
ks/printing/xsoe_smb.tdb.
[2004/12/06 15:45:57, 0] printing/printing_db.c:get_print_db_byname(109)
  get_print_db: Failed to open printer backend database 
/usr/local/samba/var/loc
ks/printing/xsoe_smb.tdb.
[2004/12/06 15:50:25, 0] smbd/service.c:make_connection(800)
  vlkidder-00214 (10.1.2.10) couldn't find service 
::{2227a280-3aea-1069-a2de-08
002b30309d}


Here is most of my smb.conf file.
[global]
   ; Server Name and Description
     workgroup = MCILHENNY
     netbios name = ghost
     server string =

   ; Network Services
     timeserver = yes
     wins support = no
     dns proxy = yes
     local master = no
     preferred master = no
     domain master = no
     os level = 33
     wins server = 10.1.1.21

   ; Security
     security = user
     encrypt passwords = yes

   ; Global Settings for Printers
     printing = aix
     load printers = yes
     printcap name = /etc/printcap
     printer admin = vlkidder, kalagan, lbbell
     print command = /usr/bin/lpr -P%p -h -r %s
     lpq cache time = 0
     use client driver = no

[printers]
   comment = samba printers
   path = /var/spool/samba
   ; set permissions on /var/spool/samba to rwxrwxrwt 
   printable = yes
   browseable = no
   guest ok = no
   public = no
   read only = yes
   writeable = no

[print$]
   comment = samba printer driver upload
   path = /r04/samba/drivers
   write list = vlkidder
   browseable = yes
   guest ok = no
   read only = yes


Any ideas as to what is causing these errors would be appreciated.


Vickie Kidder
McIlhenny Company


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