[Samba] RSAT Print Management won't show shared printers underthe "Printers" section

Thu Oct 12 12:04:38 UTC 2017

Hai Thomas, 

Thanks for figuring that out and reporting back. First i go install the latest update again. 
Then i'll go check again against your findings. I think i waited to short with the KB installed. 
But as said, i'll go try that again. 
.... And done, and great, you totaly right about that his worked with the KB. It only takes more time. 
Almost exact 15min. And everything works as it should. 

And i hope Marc or Rowland, can give a good comment on the paramaters set what i show here.
Now, i do beleave that you make the right direction, and solved a problem by settting a wrong setting.  ;-) 
And that somehow fixed you problem.

> I activated WINS on the DC. 
wins support = yes    , but if i read man smb.conf : wins support. 
it stats, This boolean controls if the nmbd(8) process in Samba will act as a WINS server.
but nmbd is not started in an AD DC. 

local master = yes
This option allows nmbd(8)  ..   see above. AD DC no nmbd. 
preferred master...  see above. AD DC no nmbd.  

If you took the settings you found for my example thats ok, but, i have a other server setup as master browser.
in that config i have this part . ( my file server with the profiles and user home ) 

    # set master browser for the network.
    # preffered + domain master = guarantee master browser ( man smb.conf )
    preferred master = yes
    domain master = yes

    interfaces = 192.168.0.2 127.0.0.1
    bind interfaces only = yes
    dns proxy = yes
    wins support = yes

The combination of these parameters,should be set on a member server since nmbd is started there. 

Nw the dns proxy = yes settings. 
Specifies that nmbd(8) when acting as a WINS server and finding that a NetBIOS name has not
been registered, should treat the NetBIOS name word-for-word as a DNS name.

Now if you going it reinstall this all, then i suggest, do have a look at my howtos. 
l'll try to add my print server config today or tomorrow. ( but already here on the list also ), 
its basicly a snap of the member (fileserver) howto, but with some changes in both member for 
the wins and master browser setup. ) and the needed packages for cups etc. 

Greetz, 

Louis

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	Van: Thomas Keppler [mailto:winfr34k at gmail.com] 
	Verzonden: woensdag 11 oktober 2017 23:28
	Aan: L.P.H. van Belle
	CC: samba at lists.samba.org; Marc Muehlfeld
	Onderwerp: Re: [Samba] RSAT Print Management won't show shared printers underthe "Printers" section

	Hi, 

		Happend in Windows 7 64bit, i havent tested win10 since i dont have one ready for management. 
		So if someone has, and also has this problem, please test and report back also. 

	On Windows 8.1 and 10 it has always worked for me.

	Guys, I seem to have the "solution":

	Out of curiosity, I activated WINS on the DC by adding those lines to the smb.conf (the rest of the file was the auto generated one from the DC promotion):
	------------ 8< ------------
	[global]
	[...]
	wins support = yes
	name resolve order = wins lmhosts hosts bcast
	local master = yes
	preferred master = yes
	domain master = yes
	os level = 255
	[...]
	------------ >8 ------------

	...and by extending my DHCP config like so (192.168.0.253 is my DC):
	------------ 8< ------------
	subnet 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
	[...]
	  option netbios-name-servers 192.168.0.253;
	[...]
	}
	------------ >8 ------------ 

	net view on Windows 7 did not immediately want to work, for some reason I had to enable network discovery in the "Advanced file sharing settings" like so: https://imgur.com/9wdFLpC

	Et voilà, printers!
	https://imgur.com/jUpqt53

	My final smb.conf on the printserver is:
	------------ 8< ------------
	[global]
	security = ADS
	workgroup = EXAMPLE
	realm = AD.EXAMPLE.COM

	log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
	log level = 1

	idmap config * : backend = tdb
	idmap config * : range = 10000 - 19999
	idmap config EXAMPLE : backend = rid
	idmap config EXAMPLE : range = 1000000 - 1999999

	winbind enum users = yes
	winbind enum groups = yes
	winbind use default domain = yes
	winbind refresh tickets = yes

	template homedir = /home/%D/%U
	template shell = /bin/bash

	client use spnego = yes
	client ntlmv2 auth = yes
	encrypt passwords = yes
	restrict anonymous = 2

	domain master = no
	local master = no
	preferred master = no
	os level = 0

	load printers = yes
	rpc_server:spoolss = external
	rpc_daemon:spoolssd = fork

	[printers]
	path = /var/spool/samba
	printable = yes
	printing = CUPS

	[print$]
	comment = Print drivers
	path = /var/lib/samba/drivers
	create mask = 0775
	inherit permissions = yes
	guest ok = no
	read only = no
	------------ >8 ------------

	Adding a new printer in CUPS works like a charm. After about 15min of waiting, the printer appears in the Print Management console.

	NOTE: I didn't have to do ANY of this on Windows 8.1/10, including I didn't need WINS on those systems. The Windows 7 machine I used was up-to-date (even with the KB installed mentioned by Louis).

	I will try to setup Samba once again using that config from scratch (DC, fileserver and printserver) on the weekend to see if it's solved now for me. That will also be the test to determine if I write a bug report or instead improve the documentation at this point because right now, it just seems like Windows 7 is a bit picky of whom it's talking to.

	@Louis, @Marc: Can you two please test out the setup using WINS, making sure to enable the network discovery and file sharing on Windows 7? I would be really interested to see if that fixes your problems, too.

	Thank you!

	--
	Best regards
	Thomas