[Samba] Samba Point-and-install driver location problems

[Gerald (Jerry) Carter]

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Roshan Sembacuttiaratchy wrote:

> I'm trying to configure my Samba server to support 
> Point-and-install  driver installation of a CUPS
> printer (the printer works with Samba when
> Point-and-install is not configured, and the 
> driver is installed  manually on Windows XP).
> I've gone through the actual configuration  process,
> and am able now to just install the printer
> on Windows XP machines via the Samba-supplied driver.
> when I click on the printer properties and look
> at the printer driver path in Windows, I see a
> problem though, as the UNC name for the printer 
> server is prefixed by  *4* backslashes, instead
> of 2.  ( \\\\SATURN\print$\........ ).  I'm
> guessing this is what then causes Windows to
> behave very strangely and  continue to prompt
> for printer drivers.

Nope.  That's not the problem.  The code has been that way
for a really long time.  I'd recommend looking at a
level 10 debug log from smbd instead.

> The printer driver was installed through rpcclient, 
> using the following command line:

I know I started this but I really wish people would
install using a real Windows client instead.




cheers, jerry
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