[Samba] RE: Long printer name in CUPS not appear in Samba

HB ciradhb.forward at laposte.net
Mon Feb 16 13:06:47 GMT 2009


Hi , 

Does anyone observe this 15 chars limitation between CUPS and Samba ? 
Thanks 

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : HB [mailto:ciradhb.forward at laposte.net] 
> Envoyé : vendredi 13 février 2009 10:17
> À : 'samba at lists.samba.org'
> Objet : Long printer name in CUPS not appear in Samba
> 
> Hi 
> 
> I have a Samba 3.2.7 acting as a PDC for files and printers sharing. 
> All the print configuration is ok and network printers shared 
> by Samba and managed by CUPS are working. 
> Except that if I put a printer name longer than 15 characters 
> in CUPS , it is not seen at all in samba . With less that 15 
> chars, it is ok, but since this is also the name that appears 
> as the share , it could not be very practical for endusers . 
> 
> Is this 15 chars limit a normal behavior ? Is there a way to 
> bypass it ? 
> 
> Thanks in advance 
> 
> Regards 
> 
> Henri 



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