samba - Aug 1998 - Problems printing from Win95 to a linux printer.

Hello all!

The situation:

[PIPPIN,linux] <---> [TOM,printer]
 |
 |
[GANDALF,win95]
>From gandalf, I 'see' the printer, I can configure it, etc. Even I
can
print, but the printer no prints :'-(

More info:

/etc/printcap

lp|impresora|tom: \
        :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp: \
        :mx#0: \
        :sh: \
        :lp=/dev/lp1


/etc/smb.conf

[global]
        printing=bsd
        printcap name = /etc/printcap
        load printers=yes
        log file = /var/log/samba-log.%m
        lock directory = /var/lock/samba
        guest account = nobody
        invalid users = root
        workgroup = La Comarca
        forceuser = nobody

[printers]
        comment = Impresoras
        browseable = no
        path = /tmp
        printable = yes
        public = yes
        writable = no
        create mode=0700

[tom]
        path=/tmp
        printer name=lp
        writable=yes
        public=yes
        printable=yes
        print command = /usr/bin/lpr %s
        create mode=0700

BTW, the doc to print appears, at last, in the /tmp directory, and if I do 
lpr /tmp/file

the file is printed ok.

Thanks in advance,
	Carlos.


----------------C a r l o s   C o s t a   P o r t e l a--------------
e-mail: c.c.portela@ieee.org                  www: ccp.servidores.net     
  T?dalas persoas maiores foron nenos antes, pero poucas se lembran.
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*- Carlos Costa Portela wrote about "Problems printing from Win95 to a
linux printer."
| 
| [tom]
|         path=/tmp
|         printer name=lp
|         writable=yes
|         public=yes
|         printable=yes
|         print command = /usr/bin/lpr %s
|         create mode=0700
| 

Try adding -Ptom to the print command line in smb.conf, you might want
to also add -r to remove the print file from /tmp, i.e.

print command = /usr/bin/lpr -r -Ptom %s

-- 
Brian 
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 because by that time you will be a mile away and have their shoes." 
							   - unknown  

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On Wed, 5 Aug 1998, Carlos Costa Portela wrote:

-------------------8x----------------------
> 
> [printers]
>         comment = Impresoras
>         browseable = no
>         path = /tmp
>         printable = yes
>         public = yes
>         writable = no
>         create mode=0700
> 
------------------------8x-----------------

Try adding a set of print commands. Mine are:

	print command = /usr/bin/lpr -h -r -l -P%p %s
	lpq command = /usr/bin/lpq -P%p
	lprm command = /usr/bin/lprm -P%p -

although I'm not at all sure that the last two have any meaningful effect.


---
Peter Blake
ppb@baloo.tcp.co.uk