[Samba] print$ worked in 3.0.7, broken after upgrading to 3.0.9

[Jeff Umbach]

Using Samba 3.0.7 on RedHat Enterprise Linux 3, we were using the 
printer$ share to store printer drivers on the server for auto-download. 
  It was working perfectly until we had upgraded to 3.0.9 and had to 
reinstall some printers on a computer.  Now WinXP Pro reports that the 
server does not have the correct drivers.  We can manually install the 
driver locally and printer, but now under printer status it says "Access 
Denied".

Here is the printers portion of my TESTPARM readout.

[QKITCHEN]
         comment = Kitchen Expediter Printer
         path = /var/spool/samba
         valid users = root, @smbadmins, @pos, @printeradmins
         printable = Yes
         printer name = QKITCHEN

[QBAR1]
         comment = First Bar Printer
         path = /var/spool/samba
         valid users = root, @smbadmins, @pos, @printeradmins
         max connections = 40
         printable = Yes
         printer name = QBAR1

[QBAR2]
         comment = Second Bar Printer
         path = /var/spool/samba
         valid users = root, @smbadmins, @pos, @printeradmins
         max connections = 40
         printable = Yes
         printer name = QBAR2

[QBAR3]
         comment = Third Bar Printer
         path = /var/spool/samba
         valid users = root, @smbadmins, @pos, @printeradmins
         max connections = 40
         printable = Yes
         printer name = QBAR3

[QPIZZA]
         comment = Pizza Printer
         path = /var/spool/samba
         valid users = root, @smbadmins, @pos, @printeradmins
         max connections = 40
         printable = Yes
         printer name = QPIZZA

[QCOLD]
         comment = Cold Printer
         path = /var/spool/samba
         valid users = root, @smbadmins, @pos, @printeradmins
         max connections = 40
         printable = Yes
         printer name = QCOLD

[QHOT]
         comment = Hot Printer
         path = /var/spool/samba
         valid users = root, @smbadmins, @pos, @printeradmins
         max connections = 40
         printable = Yes
         printer name = QHOT

[QSAUTEE]
         comment = Sautee Printer
         path = /var/spool/samba
         valid users = root, @smbadmins, @pos, @printeradmins
         max connections = 40
         printable = Yes
         printer name = QSAUTEE

[QCOLOR]
         comment = Office Color Laser Printer (Postscript Driver)
         path = /var/spool/samba
         valid users = root, @smbadmins, @office, @printeradmins
         max connections = 10
         printable = Yes
         printer name = QCOLOR

[QCOLOR-PCL]
         comment = Office Color Laser Printer (PCL Driver)
         path = /var/spool/samba
         valid users = root, @smbadmins, @office, @printeradmins
         max connections = 10
         printable = Yes
         printer name = QCOLOR-PCL

[QTICKET]
         comment = Office Ticket Printer
         path = /var/spool/samba
         valid users = root, @smbadmins, @office, @printeradmins
         max connections = 40
         printable = Yes
         printer name = QTICKET

[print$]
         comment = Printer Drivers Directory
         path = /usr/local/samba/printers
         valid users = root, @smbadmins, @smbusers, @printeradmins
         write list = @smbadmins, root
         read only = No
         max connections = 40
         csc policy = disable

Hopefully this can be resolved quickly or I will have to roll back to 
Samba 3.0.7, which was working just fine.