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Does anyone use PDQ for printing with Samba?
If so, please could you tell me what options to use in smb.conf??
Mainly, what do I use for the printing option?
Can I just use:
printing = bsd
print command = pdq -P%p %s; rm %s
Or, can I not use PDQ, because there is no setting for it on the printing
parameter???
Thanks!
Bye for Now,
Ian
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[Ian Chilton]> Does anyone use PDQ for printing with Samba?Never heard of it. Doesn't mean you can't use it, though.> printing = bsd > print command = pdq -P%p %s; rm %sThe "print command =" is, I'm assuming, valid. You might also add in other related parameters like "lpq command =". "printing =" is mostly useful for setting the defaults of the above and for auto-loading printer names. Samba needs to know what file and what type of file it should parse to get that information ("bsd" corresponds to /etc/printcap, for example, parsed as a printcap file). It's purely a convenience. I don't bother; for me it's just as easy (and makes me feel like my overall system is less fragile) to define explicit printer shares: [printer1] printable = yes [printer2] printable = yes (Also, in each share, add in any variables you planned to use in [printers], such as "path = /tmp" or whatnot.) Peter