[Samba] Cups printers autoloading and windows drivers

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>> Van: samba [mailto:samba-bounces at lists.samba.org] Namens Prunk Dump
>> Verzonden: vrijdag 4 september 2015 11:15
>> Aan: samba at lists.samba.org
>> Onderwerp: [Samba] Cups printers autoloading and windows drivers
>>
>> Hello samba team !
>>
>> I have configured a samba4 printer with CUPS as backend. And I have
>> enabled the "load printers = yes" option in smb.conf.
>>
>> Nearly everything works well !
>> -> Samba detect the CUPS printers
>> -> The printers appear automatically in the "printers" share
>> -> On windows 7 I can add the server the printmanagement.msc and I see
>> the printers
>> -> I can upload drivers to samba with printmanagement.msc and the
>> "print$" share works
>> -> The windows client see that a driver is uploaded
>>
>> But I can't get the printing work on the client. When the print jobs
>> are send I have many errors on the client or sometimes nothings
>> appens. I don't know how configure the drivers for the clients. I have
>> tried to upload the "HP universal postscript driver" and the "Epson
>> universal driver" and no one works from the clients.
>>
>> What type of driver I need to use when samba is configured with CUPS
>> as backend ? A generic postscript driver ?
>>
>> I have an error in printmanagement.msc when I associate the driver
>> with the printer. Do you think that this is due to the "load printers
>> = yes" option ? After the error message the drivers seems correctly
>> associated.
>>
>> How configure the clients when the "load printers = yes" is set on the
>> server ?
>>
>> Can someone help me ?
>>
>> Excuse my English. Thanks.
>>
>> Baptiste.
>>
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2015-09-04 15:01 GMT+02:00 L.P.H. van Belle <belle at bazuin.nl>:
> Hai,
>
> A few basic steps to setup a dedicated print server with samba 4 and cups.
> I used debian Jessie in this case with sernet samba 4.2.3
> I had some problems with 4.1.17 on debian, messed up some printernames after driver uploads when i corrected them after.
>
> My steps.
> 1) Install a normal samba4 member server.
> 2) setup your printers in cups and let them print to the 9100 port.
>         Send a test page from cups.
> 3) setup the print part in samba something like this.
> ----added for printering BEGIN -------------
>     ## Enabling spoolssd
>     rpc_server:spoolss = external
>     rpc_daemon:spoolssd = fork
>     spoolssd:prefork_min_children = 5
>     spoolssd:prefork_max_children = 25
>     spoolssd:prefork_spawn_rate = 5
>     spoolssd:prefork_max_allowed_clients = 100
>     spoolssd:prefork_child_min_life = 60
>
> [printers]
>    comment = All Printers
>    path = /home/samba/printing/spool
>    browseable = no
>    printable = yes
>    printing = CUPS
>    acl_xattr:ignore system acl = yes
>
> # Windows clients look for this share name as a source of downloadable
> # printer drivers
> [print$]
>    comment = Printer Drivers
> #   path = /var/lib/samba/printers
>    path = /home/samba/printing/drivers
>    browseable = yes
>    read only = yes
>    guest ok = no
>    write list = root, @"Domain Admins"
>    acl_xattr:ignore system acl = yes
>
> ----added for printering END -------------
> In debian, i did add my windows admin to the lpadmin Group.
> Just add : adduser admin lpadmin.
>
> I added the PCL6 universal drivers with the Print management tool.
> Yes, you get can get an error when you assing it, just ignore it.
>
> When the drivers are uploaded and linked the the printer, use any pc, login as administrator, and configure the printer settings, these be set on the clients.
>
> Yes, took me also some time to figure this one out, but Works fine now.
> And.. this is (almost) all on the wiki.
>
>
>
> Greetz,
>
> Louis

Hi Louis ! Thank you very much for your help !

The only difference between my configuration and yours is that I use
"load printers = yes" and that my server is a primary domain
controleur not a domain member.

My windows administrator "administrator" is mapped to "root" so y
think that it's useless in my case to add it to the lpadmin group.

Can you give me where to find your universal PCL6 drivers ? You use
the HP one ? Even on EPSON printers ?

Thanks again !

Baptiste.