samba - Nov 2002 - Should be easy-printing problem rest of Samba works

Hi list.  I've just got Samba up and running as a fileserver just 
fine.  Now I'm trying to use it as a printserver using CUPS.  I can see 
said printer via Network Neighborhood on XP boxes and add it in Windows 
but no print jobs complete.  No errors in Windows yet no printing start 
on the printer.  Would this be a question of spool permissions?  Right 
now I'm using spool permissions of 1777 on /var/spool/cups.  I am 
posting my printers sections below in hopes of this being (probably) an 
easy fix from one of my fellow list members.  Thanks in advance!


[printers]
    path = /var/spool/cups
    use client driver = Yes
    guest ok = Yes
    comment = All Printers
    printable = yes
    create mask = 0700

[Laserjet]
    path = /var/spool/cups
    writable = yes
    use client driver = Yes
    guest ok = Yes
    oplocks = No
    printable = yes
    printer name = Laserjet
    create mask = 0700

Hi Baxter,

You don't have any print command listed in your smb.conf - so print jobs 
are probably being spooled, but not printed.

Below is are the printer sections from our smb.conf

[printers]
        comment = All Printers
        path = /var/spool/samba
        create mask = 0700
        guest ok = Yes
        printable = Yes
        print command = lpr-cups -P %p -o raw %s -r   # using client side 
printer drivers.
        browseable = Yes

[print$]
        path = /var/lib/samba/printers
        write list = @adm root

[HPLJ2200]
        comment = HP LaserJet 2200dn in print room
        path = /var/spool/samba
        read only = No
        create mask = 0700
        guest ok = Yes
        printable = Yes
        print command = lpr-cups -P %p -o raw %s -r   # using client side 
printer drivers.
        lppause command = /usr/bin/enable %p
        lpresume command = /usr/bin/disable %p
        queuepause command = /usr/bin/enable %p
        queueresume command = /usr/bin/disable %p
        printer name = HPLJ2200
        oplocks = No


HTH

Mike
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Michael S. E. Kraus
Administration
Capital Holdings Group (NSW) Pty Ltd
mkraus@capitalholdings.com.au
phone (02) 9955 8000 fax (02) 9955 8144




Baxter Shepperson <baxshep@cox.net>
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19/11/2002 03:14 PM

 
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        Subject:        [Samba] Should be easy-printing problem rest of Samba
works


  Hi list.  I've just got Samba up and running as a fileserver just 
fine.  Now I'm trying to use it as a printserver using CUPS.  I can see 
said printer via Network Neighborhood on XP boxes and add it in Windows 
but no print jobs complete.  No errors in Windows yet no printing start 
on the printer.  Would this be a question of spool permissions?  Right 
now I'm using spool permissions of 1777 on /var/spool/cups.  I am 
posting my printers sections below in hopes of this being (probably) an 
easy fix from one of my fellow list members.  Thanks in advance!


[printers]
    path = /var/spool/cups
    use client driver = Yes
    guest ok = Yes
    comment = All Printers
    printable = yes
    create mask = 0700

[Laserjet]
    path = /var/spool/cups
    writable = yes
    use client driver = Yes
    guest ok = Yes
    oplocks = No
    printable = yes
    printer name = Laserjet
    create mask = 0700








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I know nothing about cups or about how you have configured your system.
Can you  print from the server?
Have you told your server which printing system you are using?
Do you have the proper drivers for your printer installed on your clients?
Why have the printers section if you specify the printer in Laserjet?
As you trouble shoot this, keep these points in mind.
The windows client will transfer the file to your server to the print spool
/var/spool/cups.
It must be filtered on the windows client.
Once the transfer is complete, samba invokes the appropriate print command
for that file. Samba knows the print command because you told it the printing
system you are using, right?
At that point, the server takes over, and prints it like any other file.  A
common mistake for a beginner is to send the filtered file to the wrong
queue. Although your print filter may be magical, and will detect a data
file and not attempt to filter it anymore, and thus mess it up, you can't be
sure. So, just send it to a raw queue, that is, a queue that doesn't try to
filter the job further.
I leave nothing to chance, so, here is what one of my printer sections looks
like:
[Win4LinZ53]
	comment = Raw Printer for Z53
	path = /tmp
	create mask = 0700
	guest ok = yes
	hosts allow = 192.168.
	printable = Yes
	printing = lprng
	print command =  /usr/bin/lpr -PWin4LinZ53 -J'%J' %s; rm %s
	lpq command = /usr/bin/lpq -PWin4LinZ53
	lprm command = /usr/bin/lprm -PWin4LinZ53 %j
	lppause command = /usr/sbin/lpc hold -PWin4LinZ53 %j
	lpresume command = /usr/sbin/lpc release -PWin4LinZ53 %j
	printer name = lp
	share modes = No

/etc/printcap
Win4LinZ53:\
	:sd=/var/spool/lpd/Win4LinZ53:\
	:mx#0:\
	:lp=/dev/lp0:\
	:sh:
Notice there is no filter required.
Joel



On Mon, Nov 18, 2002 at 08:14:34PM -0800, Baxter Shepperson
wrote:
>   Hi list.  I've just got Samba up and running as a fileserver just 
> fine.  Now I'm trying to use it as a printserver using CUPS.  I can see
> said printer via Network Neighborhood on XP boxes and add it in Windows 
> but no print jobs complete.  No errors in Windows yet no printing start 
> on the printer.  Would this be a question of spool permissions?  Right 
> now I'm using spool permissions of 1777 on /var/spool/cups.  I am 
> posting my printers sections below in hopes of this being (probably) an 
> easy fix from one of my fellow list members.  Thanks in advance!
> 
> 
> [printers]
>     path = /var/spool/cups
>     use client driver = Yes
>     guest ok = Yes
>     comment = All Printers
>     printable = yes
>     create mask = 0700
> 
> [Laserjet]
>     path = /var/spool/cups
>     writable = yes
>     use client driver = Yes
>     guest ok = Yes
>     oplocks = No
>     printable = yes
>     printer name = Laserjet
>     create mask = 0700
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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