[Samba] Need help with printer drivers

[Aaron Lewis]

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# Global parameters
[global]
server string = %h server (Samba, Ubuntu)
server role = standalone server
map to guest = Bad User
obey pam restrictions = Yes
pam password change = Yes
passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
passwd chat = *Enter\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n
*Retype\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* .
unix password sync = Yes
syslog = 0
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 1000
dns proxy = No
usershare allow guests = Yes
panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
idmap config * : backend = tdb


[myprinter]
comment = Printer Drivers
path = /var/lib/samba/printers
valid users = work
write list = work
read only = No
printable = Yes
printer name = My Printer

On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 5:20 PM, Rowland Penny via samba
<samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Nov 2016 13:23:32 +0800
> Aaron Lewis <the.warl0ck.1989 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Rowland. I've followed the guide on that page, the following
>> page looks good:
>> https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Configuring_Point%27n%27Print_automatic_printer_driver_deployment
>>
>> However, when I try to add a driver with "Print Management" to the
>> Samba server, I got an access denied error.
>>
>> Here's how I did it.
>> ------------------------
>>
>> 1. create a user with smbpasswd, work:work
>> 2. change myprinter configuration and add a write list
>>
>> [myprinter]
>> comment = Printer Drivers
>> path = /var/lib/samba/printers
>> valid users = work
>> write list = work
>> read only = No
>> printable = Yes
>> printer name = My Printer
>>
>> 3. on windows7 client, use work:work to authenticate,
>>     first run net use \\172.16.177.200\myprinter
>>     now \\172.16.177.200\myprinter is accessible
>>
>>     Open Print Management, add 172.16.177.200 as a printer, then in
>> Drivers, right click and select Add Driver, a dialog popsup "Failed to
>> add driver, Access denied"
>>
>
> Can you post your full smb.conf
>
> Rowland
>
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