[Samba] Point-and-Print driver problems with unprivileged users on XP

Marcus Sobchak <lists at localguru.de> lists at localguru.de
Thu Nov 29 10:20:55 GMT 2007


Hi,

Am Montag, den 26.11.2007, 23:50 +0100 schrieb Marcus Sobchak :
> I've problems to install printer drivers as a normal user with
> unprivileged rights on WinXP in a samba 3.0.24 domain (debian etch)
> using the "Point-and-Print" mechanism. I've read Volker Lendecke's Samba
> book on page 131 footnote 1, which mention to enable "point and print".
> Which reg keys do I have to set to install drivers by "Point and Print"?
> I've set keys like described in
> 
>   http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319939/en
> 
> but this does not work? Installing the drives from the print$ share
> working as domain admin works works fine. Therefore I think, I've
> forgotten to set some rights on the local XP machine.

I disabled point and print restriction. Don't want to send an exported
reg key to the list. See attached screeenshot.

Ciao!
Marcus



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