[Samba] 3.0.1-member-server-printing

[Manfred Odenstein]

Thanks for the fast reply, but the problem is that the server is a
member server in a NT4 controlled domain, there is no user root (uid=0)
in the domain, if there would be a samba PDC, there should be no problem
with your solution.

regards odi


Am Mi, den 11.02.2004 schrieb Bertrand Maugain um 12:09:
> I guess your smb.conf is correct.
> 
> I'm using cups on freebsd.
> I install cups( very easy) and I add a printer thanks to the webinterface.
> I print a test page.
> 
> After that I upload the drivers in the print$ share by a little bit tricky way.
> I log to my domain with root (added with pdbedit...-u root) on my Windows 2000 client ( It is the only case you shoul do it!!).
> I browse the network, the sambaserver and go to the printers section.
> I right click on the printers , and properties
> I'm asked if I want to download the drivers on my client since no drivers are installed.
> You have to click "no"
> Then you go the drivers section and do as if you install new drivers. You choose in the list and it will upload the drivers on your sambaserver.
> 
> It works fine!!
> 
> Hope it helps
> Bertrand
> 
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : Manfred Odenstein [mailto:manfred.odenstein at chello.at]
> Envoyé : mercredi 11 février 2004 12:01
> À : samba at lists.samba.org
> Objet : [Samba] 3.0.1-member-server-printing
> 
> 
> hello list,
> after successfully playing around to get a working samba
> 3.0.1-PDC-LDAP-Suse9 configuration a new challenge takes place :
> 
> scenario:
> suse9 with samba 3.0.1 as a member server in a NT4 controlled domain.
> winbind works as expected (thanks to documention authors). There seems
> to be no problem with file sharing, ACL is working properly (I'm using
> xfs filesystem). :-)
> 
> so, now the problem : printing
> 
> 1.) sharing the printer(s) works ok, the only problem occurs with long
> and short names of Printer shares, I've named the printer queues with
> short names and load all printers for sharing, then gave additional
> shares with log names referencing the proper queue. My question, is this
> a passable solution ??
> extract of smb.conf:
> ...
> [printers]
> comment = All printers
> printable = yes
> path = /var/spool/samba
> browseable = no
> guest ok = yes
> public = yes
> read only = yes
> writable = no
> printer admin = @ntadmin,DOMAIN+Administrator
>                                                                                                                       [hp LaserJet 2200 Series PCL6-2]
> printable = yes
> path = /var/spool/samba
> browseable = yes
> guest ok = yes
> public = yes
> read only = yes
> writable = no
> printer name = laser2200
> printer admin = @ntadmin,DOMAIN+Administrator
> ...
> 
> 
> 2.) driver installation :
> I've tried to install the printer drivers for clients (win9x/2000/xp)
> via the APW (add printer wizard), but I've failed with "access denied".
> If I changed the filesystem permissions in the [print$]-path in the way
> that the DOMAIN+Administrator is allowed to create directories and
> files, the driver files were copied on to the samba box. But the driver
> installation failed (maybe for the default properties).
> My question, are there other files where I've to change the permission
> to allow DOMAIN+Administrator write access, e.g.
> /var/lib/samba/ntprinters.tdb or the the subdirectory containing the
> *.tdb(s) for the shared printers (e.g. /var/lib/samba/printing/hp
> LaserJet 2200 Series PCL6-2.tdb) ??
> 
> extract of smb.file
> ...
> [print$]
> comment = Printer Driver Download Area
> path = /var/lib/samba/drivers
> browsable = no
> guest ok = yes
> read only = yes
> write list = @ntadmin,DOMAIN+Administrator,root
> 
> 
> thanks in advanced
> regards odi