[Samba] Serious Slowness Issues with Printing

[Kazsuk, Tim]

Sounds similar, but in our case, it just takes forever to start printing
and then once it does print, it comes out as normal.

It may be an issue only with Windows 2000 machines, I'm using an XP
machine and I don't seem to have any problems, printing is pretty fast.

Regards,

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Tim Kazsuk 
Senior Systems Engineer 
The Home Depot Supply Division 
B2B / MRO Distribution 
Direct: 858-831-2225 
Fax: 858-831-2221 
NOC: 858-831-2210 
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-----Original Message-----
From: malcolm [mailto:malcolm at malcolm-agnew.de] 
Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 3:34 AM
To: samba at lists.samba.org
Subject: Re: [Samba] Serious Slowness Issues with Printing

On Friday 17 June 2005 01:59, Kazsuk, Tim wrote:
> Samba Guru's:

If have a similar problem, so just wondering if you have exactly my
problem.

I have a linux/samba server (1) Win 2000, (2) Win XP. On the 2000
machine 
printing takes anything up to 2 minutes befor the first page is printed
and a 
minute gap before each successive page starts to print.

On the XP machines printing is almost immediate.

The set up for the machines is identical.

Malcolm

>
> I need whatever help you all can provide.  I'm at my wits end here
with
> this problem, I've checked forums and the Samba docs and can't find
> anything.  Sorry if this email is long and drawn out.
>
> We just put in a new Solaris 9 server running Samba 3.0.11 to replace
a
> Solaris 8 server running Samba 2.0.7.  All the client desktops are
> running Windows 2000 joined to a Domain (there are a handful of XP
> machines).
>
> Within the last 6 months or so associates have been experiencing
> slowness printing from Office applications like Word or Excel (it's
> sporadic too).  It takes an extremely long time to go into the
printing
> preferences or switch between printers when wanting to print to a
> different printer then the default (sometimes 2 min).  There have also
> been SSL issues within Oracle Forms while trying to print, but that
may
> or may not be related.  This server running Samba is and always will
be
> just a Print Server, nothing else.
>
> We're running the following software on the backend for printer
> management: JetDirect Printer Installer for UNIX Version E.10.34.
>
> There are no error messages in /var/adm/messages for the server, all
> signs on the server show it's just humming away.
>
> Has anyone seen this?  Am I missing something simple?  Are there any
> changes you would suggest making to improve printing performance and
> times?  Is there anything I'm leaving out that you might need to see
or
> know?
>
> Full copy of current smb.conf file:
>
> # Samba config file created using SWAT
> # from 207.11.81.253 (207.11.81.253)
> # Date: 2005/06/16 16:50:24
>
> # Global parameters
> [global]
> dos charset = ASCII
> unix charset = UTF8
> display charset = LOCALE
> workgroup = IS
> netbios name = PRINTSERVER
> netbios aliases =
> netbios scope =
> server string = Sparc Sun Fire V240 ((%v,%h))
> interfaces =
> bind interfaces only = No
> security = SHARE
> auth methods =
> encrypt passwords = Yes
> update encrypted = Yes
> client schannel = Auto
> server schannel = Auto
> allow trusted domains = Yes
> hosts equiv =
> min password length = 5
> map to guest = Never
> null passwords = Yes
> obey pam restrictions = No
> password server =
> smb passwd file = /opt/samba/private/smbpasswd
> private dir = /opt/samba/private
> passdb backend = smbpasswd
> algorithmic rid base = 1000
> root directory =
> guest account = nobody
> enable privileges = No
> pam password change = No
> passwd program =
> passwd chat = *new*password* %n\n *new*password* %n\n *changed*
> passwd chat debug = No
> passwd chat timeout = 2
> check password script =
> username map =
> password level = 0
> username level = 0
> unix password sync = Yes
> restrict anonymous = 0
> lanman auth = Yes
> ntlm auth = Yes
> client NTLMv2 auth = No
> client lanman auth = Yes
> client plaintext auth = Yes
> preload modules =
> use kerberos keytab = No
> log level = 1
> syslog = 1
> syslog only = No
> log file = /opt/samba/var/log.%m
> max log size = 50
> debug timestamp = Yes
> debug hires timestamp = No
> debug pid = No
> debug uid = No
> smb ports = 445 139
> large readwrite = Yes
> max protocol = NT1
> min protocol = CORE
> read bmpx = No
> read raw = Yes
> write raw = Yes
> disable netbios = No
> acl compatibility =
> defer sharing violations = Yes
> nt pipe support = Yes
> nt status support = Yes
> announce version = 4.9
> announce as = NT
> max mux = 50
> max xmit = 16644
> name resolve order = lmhosts wins host bcast
> max ttl = 259200
> max wins ttl = 518400
> min wins ttl = 21600
> time server = No
> unix extensions = Yes
> use spnego = Yes
> client signing = auto
> server signing = No
> client use spnego = Yes
> change notify timeout = 60
> deadtime = 0
> getwd cache = Yes
> keepalive = 300
> kernel change notify = Yes
> lpq cache time = 30
> max smbd processes = 0
> paranoid server security = Yes
> max disk size = 0
> max open files = 10000
> socket options = TCP_NODELAY
> use mmap = Yes
> hostname lookups = Yes
> name cache timeout = 660
> load printers = Yes
> printcap cache time = 90
> printcap name = /opt/samba/etc/printcap
> cups server =
> disable spoolss = Yes
> enumports command =
> addprinter command =
> deleteprinter command =
> show add printer wizard = Yes
> os2 driver map =
> mangling method = hash2
> mangle prefix = 1
> stat cache = Yes
> machine password timeout = 604800
> add user script =
> delete user script =
> add group script =
> delete group script =
> add user to group script =
> delete user from group script =
> set primary group script =
> add machine script =
> shutdown script =
> abort shutdown script =
> logon script =
> logon path = \\%N\%U\profile
> logon drive =
> logon home = \\%N\%U
> domain logons = No
> os level = 20
> lm announce = Auto
> lm interval = 60
> preferred master = No
> local master = No
> domain master = No
> browse list = Yes
> enhanced browsing = No
> dns proxy = Yes
> wins proxy = No
> wins server = 172.25.209.216, 172.25.209.217
> wins support = No
> wins hook =
> wins partners =
> kernel oplocks = Yes
> lock spin count = 3
> lock spin time = 10
> oplock break wait time = 0
> ldap admin dn =
> ldap delete dn = No
> ldap filter = (uid=%u)
> ldap group suffix =
> ldap idmap suffix =
> ldap machine suffix =
> ldap passwd sync = no
> ldap replication sleep = 1000
> ldap suffix =
> ldap ssl = no
> ldap timeout = 15
> ldap user suffix =
> add share command =
> change share command =
> delete share command =
> config file =
> preload =
> lock directory = /opt/samba/var/locks
> pid directory = /opt/samba/var/locks
> utmp directory =
> wtmp directory =
> utmp = No
> default service =
> message command = csh -c '/usr/openwin/bin/xedit -display :0 %s;rm %s'
&
> dfree command =
> get quota command =
> set quota command =
> remote announce = 172.25.209.255
> remote browse sync =
> socket address = 0.0.0.0
> homedir map =
> afs username map =
> afs token lifetime = 604800
> time offset = 0
> NIS homedir = No
> panic action =
> host msdfs = No
> enable rid algorithm = Yes
> idmap backend =
> idmap uid =
> idmap gid =
> template primary group = nobody
> template homedir = /home/%D/%U
> template shell = /bin/false
> winbind separator = \
> winbind cache time = 300
> winbind enable local accounts = No
> winbind enum users = Yes
> winbind enum groups = Yes
> winbind use default domain = No
> winbind trusted domains only = No
> winbind nested groups = No
> comment =
> path =
> username =
> invalid users =
> valid users =
> admin users =
> read list =
> write list =
> printer admin =
> force user =
> force group =
> read only = Yes
> create mask = 0744
> force create mode = 00
> security mask = 0777
> force security mode = 00
> directory mask = 0755
> force directory mode = 00
> directory security mask = 0777
> force directory security mode = 00
> force unknown acl user = No
> inherit permissions = No
> inherit acls = No
> guest only = No
> guest ok = No
> only user = No
> hosts allow =
> hosts deny =
> ea support = No
> nt acl support = Yes
> profile acls = No
> map acl inherit = No
> afs share = No
> block size = 1024
> max connections = 0
> min print space = 0
> strict allocate = No
> strict sync = No
> sync always = No
> use sendfile = No
> write cache size = 0
> max reported print jobs = 0
> max print jobs = 1000
> printable = No
> printing = sysv
> cups options =
> print command = lp -c -d%p %s; rm %s
> lpq command = lpstat -o%p
> lprm command = cancel %p-%j
> lppause command = lp -i %p-%j -H hold
> lpresume command = lp -i %p-%j -H resume
> queuepause command = disable %p
> queueresume command = enable %p
> printer name =
> use client driver = No
> default devmode = No
> force printername = No
> default case = lower
> case sensitive = Auto
> preserve case = Yes
> short preserve case = Yes
> mangling char = ~
> hide dot files = Yes
> hide special files = No
> hide unreadable = No
> hide unwriteable files = No
> delete veto files = No
> veto files =
> hide files =
> veto oplock files =
> map system = No
> map hidden = No
> map archive = Yes
> mangled names = Yes
> mangled map =
> store dos attributes = No
> browseable = Yes
> blocking locks = Yes
> csc policy = manual
> fake oplocks = No
> locking = Yes
> oplocks = Yes
> level2 oplocks = Yes
> oplock contention limit = 2
> posix locking = Yes
> strict locking = No
> share modes = Yes
> copy =
> include =
> preexec =
> preexec close = No
> postexec =
> root preexec =
> root preexec close = No
> root postexec =
> available = Yes
> volume =
> fstype = NTFS
> set directory = No
> wide links = Yes
> follow symlinks = Yes
> dont descend =
> magic script =
> magic output =
> delete readonly = No
> dos filemode = No
> dos filetimes = No
> dos filetime resolution = No
> fake directory create times = No
> vfs objects =
> msdfs root = No
> msdfs proxy =
>
> [printers]
> comment = THDS SAMBA PRINTERS
> path = /opt/samba/spool
> create mask = 0644
> guest ok = Yes
> printable = Yes
> use client driver = Yes
> browseable = No
>
>
> Regards,
>
> 	~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> 	Tim Kazsuk
> 	Senior Systems Engineer
> 	The Home Depot Supply Division
> 	B2B / MRO Distribution
> 	Direct: 858-831-2225
> 	Fax: 858-831-2221
> 	NOC: 858-831-2210
> 	~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~