[Samba] Samba 4.1.4 fails to recognize "load printers = NO"

Tony Hain tony at tndh.net
Fri Feb 28 10:07:15 MST 2014


Thanks for the reply Denis, but I have those lines and it the messages are
still there. The formatting of my original message got trashed in the send.
Should have looked like
> > Relevant part of the smb4.conf
> > [global]
> > ...
> > # log files full of print errors unless that is explicitly turned off
> > # and even with this example from search results there are errors 
> > load printers = no 
> > printing = bsd 
> > printcap name = /dev/null 
> > disable spoolss = yes
> >
> > with or without the following:
> > [printers]
> > browsable = no
> > printable = no
> >

> -----Original Message-----
> From: samba-bounces at lists.samba.org [mailto:samba-
> bounces at lists.samba.org] On Behalf Of Denis Cardon
> Sent: Friday, February 28, 2014 1:05 AM
> To: Tony Hain
> Cc: samba at lists.samba.org
> Subject: Re: [Samba] Samba 4.1.4 fails to recognize "load printers = NO"
> 
> Hi Tony,
> 
> > My log files are full of crap about cups errors, despite smb4.conf
> > explicitly stating not to load printers, and stating not to use cups
> > in any case.
> > Feb 27 16:32:38 arabian winbindd[1321]: [2014/02/27 16:32:38.591648,
> > 0]
> > ../source3/winbindd/winbindd_cache.c:3196(initialize_winbindd_cache)
> > Feb 27 16:32:38 arabian winbindd[1321]:   initialize_winbindd_cache:
> > clearing cache and re-creating with version number 2 Feb 27 16:32:39
> > arabian smbd[1324]: [2014/02/27 16:32:39.384533,  0]
> > ../source3/printing/print_cups.c:151(cups_connect)
> > Feb 27 16:32:39 arabian smbd[1324]:   Unable to connect to CUPS server
> > localhost:631 - Connection refused
> 
> In order to remove those annoying message, adding those two lines to the
> [global] section should do it :
> 
> [global]
> ...
>          printcap name = /dev/null
>          load printers = no
> ...
> 
> Hope this helps,
> 
> Denis
> 
> 
> > Feb 27 16:32:39 arabian smbd[1323]: [2014/02/27 16:32:39.407486,  0]
> > ../source3/printing/print_cups.c:528(cups_async_callback)
> > Feb 27 16:32:39 arabian smbd[1323]:   failed to retrieve printer list:
> > NT_STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL
> > Feb 27 16:33:39 arabian smbd[1404]: [2014/02/27 16:33:39.449966,  0]
> > ../source3/printing/print_cups.c:151(cups_connect)
> > Feb 27 16:33:39 arabian smbd[1404]:   Unable to connect to CUPS server
> > localhost:631 - Connection refused
> > Feb 27 16:33:39 arabian smbd[1323]: [2014/02/27 16:33:39.474745,  0]
> > ../source3/printing/print_cups.c:528(cups_async_callback)
> > Feb 27 16:33:39 arabian smbd[1323]:   failed to retrieve printer list:
> > NT_STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL
> > Feb 27 16:46:39 arabian smbd[2498]: [2014/02/27 16:46:39.892930,  0]
> > ../source3/printing/print_cups.c:151(cups_connect)
> > Feb 27 16:46:39 arabian smbd[2498]:   Unable to connect to CUPS server
> > localhost:631 - Connection refused
> > Feb 27 16:46:39 arabian smbd[1323]: [2014/02/27 16:46:39.946818,  0]
> > ../source3/printing/print_cups.c:528(cups_async_callback)
> > Feb 27 16:46:39 arabian smbd[1323]:   failed to retrieve printer list:
> > NT_STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL
> >
> > Relevant part of the smb4.conf
> > [global]
> > ...
> > # log files full of print errors unless that is explicitly turned off
> > # and even with this example from search results there are errors load
> > printers = no printing = bsd printcap name = /dev/null disable spoolss
> > = yes
> >
> > with or without the following:
> > [printers]
> > browsable = no
> > printable = no
> >
> > It appears that 3 directives are being ignored, in that 'printing = bsd'
> > should cause the lack of cups to stop being an issue, 'load printers =
no'
> > should stop it from trying in any case, and 'printable = no' should
> > stop it even if the other 2 are ignored.
> >
> > The wiki and HOW TO are useless as they are just as focused on making
> > the server into a printing hub as it is on making the machine be a DC
despite
> a
> > 'server role = member server' statement.   FWIW:
> > 	samba-tool domain provision --server-role= member  --
> domain=EXAMPLE
> > --realm=EXAMPLE.LOCAL results in a DC that refuses to be demoted, and
> > won't join an existing AD without adding to [global]:
> > 	# !!!!!!!!!!!!! mandatory & missing from member provision step
> > !!!!!!!!!!
> > 	security = ADS
> > It is all well and good to explain how to enable the services and try
> > to be the one-box-to-rule-them-all, but there should be working
> > examples about how to disable services when that service is not a role
for
> this machine.!.!.!
> >
> > This is a fresh install of both the OS, and its Samba4.1 port
> > (/usr/ports/net/samba41).
> > ::::    OS =>   FreeBSD 10.0-RELEASE           smbd -V     Version 4.1.4
> >
> > cups is not , and will not be installed, and I don't want to have this
> > server capable of printing. I am simply trying to get the
> > continuously spewing crap out of the log file.
> >
> > Any suggestions about how to resolve this are appreciated, Tony
> >
> >
> 
> 
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