samba - Oct 2004 - Point&print problem: printer names show the ip, not the server name.

Hello,

   i have this strange problem with printing and server naming after upgrading a
server from
RH9 (running Samba 3.0.3 ) to Fedora Core 1 (3.0.7-2.FC1). Everything was
working before
the upgrade, but i immediately started noticing some peculiarities after
restoring the samba
files (/etc/samba, /var/cache/samba) and starting samba. The problem manifests
by the
following:

- when i double click on a workstation printer created using point&print,
the header of the
window shows the ip number of the server instead of the server name. The printer
description on the local printers&faxes folder is right, though: ex:
"laser on jimmy".

- creating a new printer using point&print, the new printer gets a
description as "laser on
192.168.2.19" (using the ip number, not the server name).

- If i am not validated on the domain, but just login to the server, accessing
the shared
printers directly asks me again for the username and password, and if i use the
net use
command, i notice that i am mapped to both \\server\ipc$ and \\192.168.2.19\ipc$

In all cases, point&print seems to be messed up to the point it can't
install new printer drivers
unless the drivers are already installed locally. Since i changed the dns domain
name of the
server, i first looked at the possibility of a dns configuration problem, but
after looking
everywhere i am stumped. 

Any ideas?



A portion of my smb.conf:

[global]
        workgroup = WORKGROUP
        server string = JIMMY File Server
        passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
        passwd chat = *New*UNIX*password* %n\n *ReType*new*UNIX*password* %n\n 
*passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully*
        unix password sync = Yes
        log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
        max log size = 0
        socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
        logon script = netlogon.bat
        logon path = \\%L\%U\profile
        logon drive = u:
        domain logons = Yes
        preferred master = Yes
        domain master = Yes
        dns proxy = No
        wins support = Yes
        printer admin = @ntadmin
        hosts allow = 192.168.2., 1.0.0., 127.
        cups options = raw

[printers]
        comment = All Printers
        path = /var/spool/samba
        create mask = 0600
        guest ok = Yes
        printable = Yes
        browseable = No

[print$]
        comment = Printer Drivers
        path = /etc/samba/drivers
        write list = @ntadmin, root
        force group = ntadmin
        create mask = 0664
        directory mask = 0775
        guest ok = Yes


Thanks in advance,
Pedro

I had the same issues after upgrading and recieved messages that it is a 
bug with samba versions 3.0.6 and 3.0.7

pmsr@myrealbox.com wrote:
>   Hello,
>
>   i have this strange problem with printing and server naming after
upgrading a server from
>RH9 (running Samba 3.0.3 ) to Fedora Core 1 (3.0.7-2.FC1). Everything was
working before
>the upgrade, but i immediately started noticing some peculiarities after
restoring the samba
>files (/etc/samba, /var/cache/samba) and starting samba. The problem
manifests by the
>following:
>
>- when i double click on a workstation printer created using
point&print, the header of the
>window shows the ip number of the server instead of the server name. The
printer
>description on the local printers&faxes folder is right, though: ex:
"laser on jimmy".
>
>- creating a new printer using point&print, the new printer gets a
description as "laser on
>192.168.2.19" (using the ip number, not the server name).
>
>- If i am not validated on the domain, but just login to the server,
accessing the shared
>printers directly asks me again for the username and password, and if i use
the net use
>command, i notice that i am mapped to both \\server\ipc$ and
\\192.168.2.19\ipc$
>
>In all cases, point&print seems to be messed up to the point it
can't install new printer drivers
>unless the drivers are already installed locally. Since i changed the dns
domain name of the
>server, i first looked at the possibility of a dns configuration problem,
but after looking
>everywhere i am stumped. 
>
>Any ideas?
>
>
>
>A portion of my smb.conf:
>
>[global]
>        workgroup = WORKGROUP
>        server string = JIMMY File Server
>        passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
>        passwd chat = *New*UNIX*password* %n\n *ReType*new*UNIX*password*
%n\n
>*passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully*
>        unix password sync = Yes
>        log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
>        max log size = 0
>        socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
>        logon script = netlogon.bat
>        logon path = \\%L\%U\profile
>        logon drive = u:
>        domain logons = Yes
>        preferred master = Yes
>        domain master = Yes
>        dns proxy = No
>        wins support = Yes
>        printer admin = @ntadmin
>        hosts allow = 192.168.2., 1.0.0., 127.
>        cups options = raw
>
>[printers]
>        comment = All Printers
>        path = /var/spool/samba
>        create mask = 0600
>        guest ok = Yes
>        printable = Yes
>        browseable = No
>
>[print$]
>        comment = Printer Drivers
>        path = /etc/samba/drivers
>        write list = @ntadmin, root
>        force group = ntadmin
>        create mask = 0664
>        directory mask = 0775
>        guest ok = Yes
>
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Pedro
>
>
>
>  
>

Ok, if that is the case can anyone confirm if we can downgrade to 3.0.5 
without worring with tdb database format changes?

Regards,
Pedro

On 7 Oct 2004 at 4:36, Ryan Suarez wrote:
> I had the same issues after upgrading and recieved messages that it is a 
> bug with samba versions 3.0.6 and 3.0.7
> 
> pmsr@myrealbox.com wrote:
> 
> >   Hello,
> >
> >   i have this strange problem with printing and server naming after
upgrading a server from
> >RH9 (running Samba 3.0.3 ) to Fedora Core 1 (3.0.7-2.FC1). Everything
was working before
> >the upgrade, but i immediately started noticing some peculiarities
after restoring the samba
> >files (/etc/samba, /var/cache/samba) and starting samba. The problem
manifests by the
> >following:
> >
> >- when i double click on a workstation printer created using
point&print, the header of the
> >window shows the ip number of the server instead of the server name.
The printer
> >description on the local printers&faxes folder is right, though:
ex: "laser on jimmy".
> >
> >- creating a new printer using point&print, the new printer gets a
description as "laser on
> >192.168.2.19" (using the ip number, not the server name).
> >
> >- If i am not validated on the domain, but just login to the server,
accessing the shared
> >printers directly asks me again for the username and password, and if i
use the net use
> >command, i notice that i am mapped to both \\server\ipc$ and
\\192.168.2.19\ipc$
> >
> >In all cases, point&print seems to be messed up to the point it
can't install new printer drivers
> >unless the drivers are already installed locally. Since i changed the
dns domain name of the
> >server, i first looked at the possibility of a dns configuration
problem, but after looking
> >everywhere i am stumped. 
> >
> >Any ideas?
> >
> >
> >
> >A portion of my smb.conf:
> >
> >[global]
> >        workgroup = WORKGROUP
> >        server string = JIMMY File Server
> >        passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
> >        passwd chat = *New*UNIX*password* %n\n
*ReType*new*UNIX*password* %n\n
> >*passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully*
> >        unix password sync = Yes
> >        log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
> >        max log size = 0
> >        socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
> >        logon script = netlogon.bat
> >        logon path = \\%L\%U\profile
> >        logon drive = u:
> >        domain logons = Yes
> >        preferred master = Yes
> >        domain master = Yes
> >        dns proxy = No
> >        wins support = Yes
> >        printer admin = @ntadmin
> >        hosts allow = 192.168.2., 1.0.0., 127.
> >        cups options = raw
> >
> >[printers]
> >        comment = All Printers
> >        path = /var/spool/samba
> >        create mask = 0600
> >        guest ok = Yes
> >        printable = Yes
> >        browseable = No
> >
> >[print$]
> >        comment = Printer Drivers
> >        path = /etc/samba/drivers
> >        write list = @ntadmin, root
> >        force group = ntadmin
> >        create mask = 0664
> >        directory mask = 0775
> >        guest ok = Yes
> >
> >
> >Thanks in advance,
> >Pedro
> >
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> 
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pmsr@myrealbox.com wrote:
| In all cases, point&print seems to be messed up to the point
| it can't install new printer drivers  unless the drivers are
| already installed locally. Since i changed the dns domain
| name of the server, i first looked at the possibility of
| a dns configuration problem, but after looking everywhere
| i am stumped.

This is bug #1519 and has been fixed in the lates 3_0
svn tree.  Sorry for the aggrevation.





cheers, jerry
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