[Samba] Windows printer drivers

Aaron E. ssureshot at gmail.com
Mon Jun 27 06:47:32 MDT 2011


First you have to install a Printer in Cups, then reload samba. Verify 
you can see the shared printer through windows..

You'll need to use the "net rpc" command to grant the rights to add the 
print drivers to the $print share. Read the following section for print 
rights..

Administering User Rights and Privileges
http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/NetCommand.html

On 06/27/2011 05:09 AM, Bruno Martins wrote:
> Hello everyone.
>
> My name is Bruno and I'm setting up a CentOS-based print server. This is the
> only GNU/Linux machine on our network, which serves something like 30
> Windows XP/7 clients.
>
> I've already installed and configured CUPS and Samba. Very basic
> configuration. Also, I have already added our printers to CUPS. But now I
> don't know how to download Windows printer drivers to my print server and
> share it to Windows users, although I have read a lot of documentation.
>
> May you please help me?
>
> This is the content of my smb.conf file: http://pastebin.com/ueipkrL2
> And this, of cupsd.conf file: http://pastebin.com/YedSasSB
>
> Best regards,
>
> Bruno Martins



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