>Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 06:14:48 +0000
>From: "Alain M. Gaudrault" <alain@gaudrault.net>
>To: samba@samba.org
>Subject: Help! NT not sending file to printer?
>Message-ID: <36AEAED8.2D5D469A@gaudrault.net>
>
>I've had no luck getting NT to print to my Samba-mounted printer.
>Here's the scenario:
>
>I have Samba set up properly enough so that I can see both disk and
>printer shares from Network Neighbourhood, I can mount the disk shares
>and use them, no problem. I can even Add a Printer without any
>hiccups. But when I try to print the test page, NT pops up "Test page
>failed to print. Would you like to view the print trouble shooter for
>assistance? The parameter is incorrect." Attempts to print from any
>programmes fail as well.
>
>The strange this is that if I use a command prompt on NT and type "net
>use lpt1: \\machine\printer", and then use the "print"
command,
>everything works! But if I use the "Add a Printer" dialogue to
add a
>network printer, no go.
>
>I've included my smb.conf, though I doubt there's a problem there,
since
>as I said, I can get it to print from NT, but only from the command
>line. Whether I try adding a local or network printer, same deal.
>
>I even went as far as to use strace on smbd to see what was happening
>when I tried to print on NT. It seems like Samba is receiving the
>request, but it's not receiving any content to be printed, so it
>aborts. This is what I see:
>
>stat("ALAIN.a08958", {st_mode=0, st_size=0, ...}) = 0
>write(3, "Discarding null print job ALAIN."..., 39) = 39
>unlink("ALAIN.a08958") = 0
>
>And I looked earlier to see where ALAIN.a08958 gets created, and between
>it being created and closed, there are no writes to the file. So it
>seems like the request is making it, but not the file to print.
>
>Any suggestions? I'm at my wit's end.
>
>I'm running Samba 1.9.18p10 on RedHat5.1/Intel. Here's smb.conf:
>
>[global]
> server string = mort the Linux box
> interfaces = 192.168.69.1/24
> encrypt passwords = Yes
> log level = 4
> syslog = 4
> log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
> max log size = 50
> socket options = TCP_NODELAY
> os level = 10
> preferred master = Yes
> domain master = Yes
> dns proxy = No
> message command = /bin/mail -s 'message from %f on %m' root
<
>%s; rm %s
> remote announce = 192.168.69.2/WORKGROUP
> comment = samba-mort
> valid users = alain, kim
> read list = alain, kim
> write list = alain
> hosts allow = 192.168.69.2 127.
> hosts deny = all
> security = user
>
>[homes]
> comment = Home Directories
> available = no
>
>[printers]
> comment = All Printers
> path = /tmp
guest account = lp
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> create mask = 0777
> print ok = Yes
> print command = /usr/bin/lpr -r -P%p %s
> lpq command = /usr/bin/lpq -P%p
> lprm command = /usr/bin/lprm -P%p %j
> printer driver = EPSON Stylus COLOR 640
> browseable = No
>
>--
Hi!
I had the same problem. I solve it by adding line as above in my smb.conf.
My UNIX is Linux that do not let print with username "nobody".
Good luck, Oleg
