[Samba] Print spooler full with completed print jobs - solved

Zoran Ljubisic powersoft at bj.t-com.hr
Mon Mar 20 14:00:12 GMT 2006


Hi,

I solve problem with deleting /var/lib/samba/printing/my_printer.tdb file.

After that everything works well.
Does somebody have a clue what went wrong?

Zoran

Zoran Ljubisic wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have Panasonic KX-P7105 printer connected through LPT1 port to the
> "D-link DP-101P+" print server.
> 
> This printer is defined as raw and I am using it only for printing
> from different windows clients.
> 
> Drivers are only on windows client side. On linux side I never print
> one page.
> Suddenly, in windows print spooler I can see already printed
> documents from every user. As administrator I can remove them from
> list (cancel print job), but users can't cancel each others print
> jobs that is OK. 
> 
> 
> 
> On linux side everything is reported as there are no print jobs that
> is correct.
> 
> All documents are printed as they should and moved to the completed
> jobs. 
> 
> Directory /var/spool/samba is empty.
> 
> Until now everything was worked without any problem.
> 
> I try to restart cups, smbd and nmbd.
> 
> 
> 
> If I restart these services, print spooler on windows side is empty
> now, but it fills again.
> 
> Where to start searching for problem?
> 
> 
> Zoran


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