[Samba] WinXP print problem

[David Schlenk]

On Jan 13, 2005, at 3:32 AM, Jean Lee wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am using samba to acces a printer on my Linux server from Windows XP 
> Home SP2 clients.
> It was working very well until yesterday evening. Since yesterday, I 
> can print from the server (with cups) but I can't print from the 
> Windows clients.
> And all the shared folders are still OK. There is only printing from 
> Windows clients which doesn't work.
> We changed nothing on the server neither on the client side.
>
> When I try to print a test page from Windows, I get the following 
> error:
> Unable to create a print task
>
> I tried the following things :
>
> Uninstall then reinstall printer from the windows client
> Uninstall then reinstall printer from the server
> reboot the server
>
> I always have the problem
>
> Here is a part of my /etc/smb.conf
>
> [printers]
>    comment = All Printers
>    valid users = user gp pm cm
>    path = /var/spool/samba
>    browseable = no
> # Set public = yes to allow user 'guest account' to print
>    public = no
>    writable = no
>    printable = yes
>
> I don't know where to search. I tried Ethereal but it is to complex 
> for me.
>
> Does anybody experienced this problem ? If no, where and what can I 
> start to search ?
>
> THank you for any help,
>
> Jean Lee
>
Did you happen to install the latest round of patches from Microsoft on 
Tuesday?

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David Schlenk
Operating Systems Analyst
Bethel University
Saint Paul, Minnesota
david-schlenk at bethel.edu