[Samba] Point&print problem: printer names show the ip, not the server name.

[pmanuel at myrealbox.com]

   Ok, if that is the case can anyone confirm if we can downgrade to 3.0.5 
without worring with tdb database format changes?

Regards,
Pedro

On 7 Oct 2004 at 4:36, Ryan Suarez wrote:

> I had the same issues after upgrading and recieved messages that it is a 
> bug with samba versions 3.0.6 and 3.0.7
> 
> pmsr at myrealbox.com wrote:
> 
> >   Hello,
> >
> >   i have this strange problem with printing and server naming after upgrading a server from 
> >RH9 (running Samba 3.0.3 ) to Fedora Core 1 (3.0.7-2.FC1). Everything was working before 
> >the upgrade, but i immediately started noticing some peculiarities after restoring the samba 
> >files (/etc/samba, /var/cache/samba) and starting samba. The problem manifests by the 
> >following:
> >
> >- when i double click on a workstation printer created using point&print, the header of the 
> >window shows the ip number of the server instead of the server name. The printer 
> >description on the local printers&faxes folder is right, though: ex: "laser on jimmy".
> >
> >- creating a new printer using point&print, the new printer gets a description as "laser on 
> >192.168.2.19" (using the ip number, not the server name).
> >
> >- If i am not validated on the domain, but just login to the server, accessing the shared 
> >printers directly asks me again for the username and password, and if i use the net use 
> >command, i notice that i am mapped to both \\server\ipc$ and \\192.168.2.19\ipc$ 
> >
> >In all cases, point&print seems to be messed up to the point it can't install new printer drivers 
> >unless the drivers are already installed locally. Since i changed the dns domain name of the 
> >server, i first looked at the possibility of a dns configuration problem, but after looking 
> >everywhere i am stumped. 
> >
> >Any ideas?
> >
> >
> >
> >A portion of my smb.conf:
> >
> >[global]
> >        workgroup = WORKGROUP
> >        server string = JIMMY File Server
> >        passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
> >        passwd chat = *New*UNIX*password* %n\n *ReType*new*UNIX*password* %n\n 
> >*passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully*
> >        unix password sync = Yes
> >        log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
> >        max log size = 0
> >        socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
> >        logon script = netlogon.bat
> >        logon path = \\%L\%U\profile
> >        logon drive = u:
> >        domain logons = Yes
> >        preferred master = Yes
> >        domain master = Yes
> >        dns proxy = No
> >        wins support = Yes
> >        printer admin = @ntadmin
> >        hosts allow = 192.168.2., 1.0.0., 127.
> >        cups options = raw
> >
> >[printers]
> >        comment = All Printers
> >        path = /var/spool/samba
> >        create mask = 0600
> >        guest ok = Yes
> >        printable = Yes
> >        browseable = No
> >
> >[print$]
> >        comment = Printer Drivers
> >        path = /etc/samba/drivers
> >        write list = @ntadmin, root
> >        force group = ntadmin
> >        create mask = 0664
> >        directory mask = 0775
> >        guest ok = Yes
> >
> >
> >Thanks in advance,
> >Pedro
> >
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> 
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