[Samba] Re: 'point-and-print' general questions

[Chris McKeever]

On Mon, 6 Sep 2004 10:27:30 +1000, John Hewitt <johnblade at gmail.com> wrote:
> What version of windows printer driver are you using?  Are you using
> the adobe drivers or the cups drivers?
> I understand the current cups drivers have some big issues (hanging
> windows, unable to print landscape) and the cups boys are dumping the
> current code completely and writing from scratch for the new 6
> version.  In the meantime using the adobe drivers is advisable.
> 

I am using SAMBA/CUPS in the raw mode, so each of the printers has its
own WINDOWS drivers ---

I have been playing with this a bunch - it seems to work when
selecting APPLY after uploading the drivers - it hangs for a little
while, but eventually finishes and closes out the dialog box...I can
also change the name of the printer via that dialog as well, and it
changes it on the SAMBA server.  How one deletes a printer from the
command line, I am not sure, other than editing the smb.conf and
removing the specific printer

I am testing this with Windows 2000 - and notieced something rather
strange..after installing the printer for two different accounts, if I
go int oone and edit the preferences using an account with PRINT ADMIN
priviledges, it actually updates the defaults on the other users
preferences --- I dont know if this is just smoe strange things via
TSRV.  From the reading, it sounds like once the driver is installed,
the server defaults are whatever it was set with at time of download
(section 17.8 SAMBA HOWTO) -- it is very interesting ...



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> On Sun, 5 Sep 2004 15:19:07 -0500, Chris McKeever <techjedi at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Sun, 5 Sep 2004 15:07:59 -0500, Chris McKeever <techjedi at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I have gotten 'point-and-print' working, but there are a couple small
> > > issues/questions I am trying to get my grasp around:
> > >
> > > - rpcclient print-1201 -U root%secret -c 'enumdrivers'
> > >   this lists the drivers twice (I saw one other post about this,
> > > without any followup)
> > >
> > > - When adding drivers via the Windows APW, after uploading the drivers
> > > and the APW closing - are you supposed to CANCEL out of the printers
> > > property window?  If not, the printer on the server get renamed with
> > > how the driver wants to name it
> > >
> >
> > I have figured out that if you dont apply, only the drivers are
> > uploadined, but they are not associated with the printer - however,
> > when I do hit OK or apply - the printer property window hangs (it does
> > however do the association) - but it also changes the name of the
> > printer to that of the driver in both enumprinters and
> > \\sambaserver\printers -- but not as what it is shared as in
> > \\sambaserver\original-sharename
> >
> > Is this hanging window preventable?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > - When the above happens, I have only found the ability to delete the
> > > printer from windows, I have'n't found a rpcclient (or similar) to
> > > delete the printer (ie addprinter opposite)
> > >
> > > - Lastly, what happens _if_ two separate print drivers have a same
> > > file name?  Everything gets tucked into the same directory??
> > >
> > > Thank You -
> > > Chris
> > >
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