samba - Oct 1997 - SAMBA as a print server

Is anyone else successfully using SAMBA as a print server for
   Windows NT workstations?

   We're trying to eliminate our NT servers and our NT domain and printing
   is the last real snag I have.  I've set up a Solaris 2.5.1 machine
   running 1.9.17p2 of SAMBA as a test.

   When I try to add a printer I get the error described in section 3.7
   of the FAQ ("You do not have sufficient access to your machine to
connect
   to the selected printer, since a driver needs to be installed
locally.").
   So, I added the printer driver name and added the print$ share on the
   SAMBA server, and copied the driver files required to that share.

   But, I still get the same error.  So, I cranked up the debug level
   and tried to find the problem - nothing obvious stuck out.

   Can anyone tell me what else to try or change to make this work?
   I've added on my short smb.conf file below.

   Thanks,
   Craig



   Here's the smb.conf file I'm using :
;======================= Global Settings
====================================[global]
  workgroup     = COMP-SCI
  comment       = Test Print Server
  printing      = lprng
  print command = /s/std/bin/lpr -r -P%p %s 
  lpq command   = /s/std/bin/lpq -P%p
  lprm command  = /s/std/bin/lprm -P%p %j
  printcap name = /etc/printcap
  load printers = no
  revalidate    = true

  log file = /var/adm/samba/var/log.%m
  max log size = 50

  short preserve case = yes
  preserve case = yes

  lock directory = /var/adm/samba/var/locks
  locking = yes
  share modes = yes

  security = server 
  password server = %m
  encrypt passwords = yes

  socket options = TCP_NODELAY 
  local master = no
  os level = 0 

  wins server = 128.105.10.22 

;============================ Share Definitions
=============================[print$]
   comment = Print Drivers
   path = /var/adm/samba/var/print
   public = no
   writable = no
   browseable = no 

[3a]
   comment = Apple Laserwriter (3rd Floor Hallway)
   path = /tmp
   browseable = yes
   public = no 
   writable = no
   printable = yes
   create mode = 700

Craig Huckabee 				E-Mail : huck@cs.wisc.edu
Computer Systems Lab, Computer Sciences Department			
University of Wisconsin-Madison
http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~huck/

On Thu, 9 Oct 1997, Simon Hyde wrote:
> On Fri, 10 Oct 1997 05:23:12 +1000, you wrote:
> 
> >
> >   Is anyone else successfully using SAMBA as a print server for
> >   Windows NT workstations?
> >
> >   We're trying to eliminate our NT servers and our NT domain and
printing
> >   is the last real snag I have.  I've set up a Solaris 2.5.1
machine
> >   running 1.9.17p2 of SAMBA as a test.
> >
> >   When I try to add a printer I get the error described in section 3.7
> >   of the FAQ ("You do not have sufficient access to your machine
to connect
> >   to the selected printer, since a driver needs to be installed
locally.").
> >   So, I added the printer driver name and added the print$ share on
the
> >   SAMBA server, and copied the driver files required to that share.
> >
> >   But, I still get the same error.  So, I cranked up the debug level
> >   and tried to find the problem - nothing obvious stuck out.
> >
> >   Can anyone tell me what else to try or change to make this work?
> >   I've added on my short smb.conf file below.
> >
> >   Thanks,
> >   Craig
> Well...This sounds like an NT-side error that can be resolved by
> simply logging in as administrator on the machine and then having
> another go at installing the printer...i've never had any problems
> with connecting an NT machine to our samba server, but then i've
> always done it as administrator
> 
> >[3a]
> >   comment = Apple Laserwriter (3rd Floor Hallway)
> >   path = /tmp
> >   browseable = yes
> >   public = no 
> >   writable = no
> >   printable = yes
> >   create mode = 700
> 
> If you don't like the above solution you will need to add a
"printer
> driver = " string to this section of your smb.conf, and specify the
> exact string that windows states when you install the printer driver.
> 
  Actually, I had that in there previously, I must have taken it out
  during testing.  In or out, it doesn't make a difference.

  With an NT server acting as a print server, users can just drag n' drop
  printers without me having to preinstall anything as administrator, and
  without having any special rights to do so.  This is the effect I'm
  hoping I can duplicate with SAMBA.

  Any ideas on that front?

  Thanks,
  Craig

  PS  I cc'd the mailing list on this just to let others know I goofed
      on the smb.conf copy I posted as mentioned above.  

Craig Huckabee 				E-Mail : huck@cs.wisc.edu
Computer Systems Lab, Computer Sciences Department			
University of Wisconsin-Madison
http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~huck/