samba - Jul 2004 - [[ Samba-3.0.4 (compiled) does not load printers ]]

Hi all,

    So the scenario:

    Pentium 133MHz (x86), 32MB RAM, HD 4.7GB
    Debian GNU/Linux 3.0r0, XFS released by Blade
    All upgrades (apt-get dist-upgrade) applied.

    Samba PDC (LDAP), running as domain master,
prefered master, domain logons. Using Samba3-beta2,
it is a production server 24/7, and we are migrating
the LDAP databases to use idmap backend. :)

    I'm trying to use the old p133 as a print server.
When I install samba (binary package provided by
Debian repositories) I can use:

        load printers = yes
        printcap name = cups
        printing = cups

    The packages:
        samba (2.2.3a-13)
        samba-common (2.2.3a-13)

    The problem:
        The authentication system! I don't know if
I'm missing something, but I can't put the packaged
samba (from Debian) to work with my PDC.

        So I decided to compile. I get the last source
from samba.org, and compiled it with the follow configure
line:

    $ ./configure --prefix=/usr --with-syslog --enable-cups


    I use the most simples setup, but I tried with ldap,
tdbsam, syslog, acl and quota support. The problem is with
cups.
   
    The libraries installed on my debian box:

ii  cupsys         1.1.14-5       Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - server
ii  cupsys-bsd     1.1.14-5       Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - BSD 
comman
ii  cupsys-client  1.1.14-5       Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - 
client pro
ii  cupsys-pstoras 1.1.14-5       Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - 
pstoraster
ii  libcupsys2     1.1.14-5       Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - libs
ii  libcupsys2-dev 1.1.14-5       Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - 
developmen


    If I use the __same__ smb.conf from packaged samba, start
the version 3.0.4 and running smbclient -L localhost, the
printers doesn't appear.

    Here is the point. I don't know if it is an issue related
with the libcups, or the samba compilation, I don't know. I'm
looking for ideas, documents, references, people that face
similar problems.

    Best regards,

// Felipe

Hi,  

Michael Lueck



    I'm answering my 'own' question just be recorded
at mail list archives, so it remains in the public
domain. :)

:: Felipe van de Wiel wrote:

::   The problem:
::       The authentication system! I don't know if
:: I'm missing something, but I can't put the packaged
:: samba (from Debian) to work with my PDC.

    It is not the problem! :) When the printer was added
in the Win Client, a Access Denied message appears, so I
thought the problem was the 'auth system'. In fact it it
related but, when using drivers in the client not in the
server, the smb.conf must have a 'use client driver = yes'.

    Problem solved, many thanks to Michael Lueck that
help me to discover what is going on! With this 'we'
also avoid a new 'Win98' on the network! :)


::    If I use the __same__ smb.conf from packaged samba,
:: start the version 3.0.4 and running smbclient -L
:: localhost, the printers doesn't appear.

    The problem is the CUPS-api integration and the libs,
just a little bit of patience and the share will appear.


::    Here is the point. I don't know if it is an issue
:: related with the libcups, or the samba compilation, I
:: don't know. I'm looking for ideas, documents, references,
:: people that face similar problems.

    Issue is related with a missing parameter (look above),
just it! :)

    Best regards,


// Felipe