I have a problem with Windows 2000 (SP2) printing to an Epson C60 on a
Linux server (running Mandrake 8.1 and Samba 2.2.2 with Cups 1.1.12). I've
scoured the net and posts on Usenet have not yielded any helpful response.
I have 2 Win2k boxes and they both respond differently, but neither is
printing. I've installed the printer on both boxes. On one I get a
"unable to connect" error from the Win2k Printer Queue window and
every
time I print a test page, I get "unable to create a print job." (The
lights on the hub blink to show the Win2k box and server communicate, but
there are no error messages at log level 2 -- there are so many messages at
log level 3 with it giving a continual stream of messages, but I cannot
find error messages at log level 3 that apply to the printer.)
The other box can read the queue and print test pages, but is not printing
other pages from other programs.
Right now I've replaced the print command with a copy command and a touch
command to help me w/ troubleshooting. The printer has been tested with
CUPS and does work.
I've tried using HOSTS ALLOW = and setting PRINTER ADMIN =, but they
don't
help. (When I use HOSTS ALLOW, I don't but a $ on the end of the host
name, right?)
The threshloc in the conf file is a local group. I'm logged into both
computers with the same user name and the user is in threshloc. Even
though I have a PRINT$ share set up, I'm still not clear how to set up the
drives in the share and I'm not sure that would help, since I have drivers
installed and that was no problem.
Would it work better if I set it up to use the drivers on the Linux box
instead of client side drivers? Is there a compatibility problem using the
Linux drivers for material coming from Win2k boxes?
Any help is appreciated. I've been on this for a week and have not found
anything helpful in searches and have not received suggestions on
posts (actually 1 suggestion that lead to adding the valid user parameter,
which does not seem to help.)
Thanks for any suggestions you can give me.
The smb.conf file is included below.
Hal
# Samba config file created using SWAT
# from UNKNOWN (127.0.0.1)
# Date: 2001/11/22 18:20:34
# Global parameters
[global]
workgroup = THRESH.LAN
netbios name = WOGGLEBUG
server string = Samba Server %v
encrypt passwords = Yes
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 50
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
printcap name = lpstat
add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -d /dev/null -g machines -c
'Machine Account' -s /bin/false -M %u
logon path = \%M\%U
logon drive = H
domain logons = Yes
os level = 33
dns proxy = No
wins support = Yes
path = /var/spool/samba/
create mask = 0777
directory mask = 0777
printing = cups
printer name = EpsonC60
log level = 2
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
read only = No
browseable = No
[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
valid users = @threshloc
create mask = 0700
guest ok = Yes
printable = Yes
printing = Cups
# print command = lpr-cups -P %p -oraw %s -r # using client side
printer drivers.
print command = cp %s /home/freeall/%p.tst ; rm %s ; touch
/var/spool/samba/Tested
use client driver = Yes
browseable = No
[EpsonC60]
comment = Epson Stylus C60 General Purpose printer
printable = Yes
printing = Cups
valid users = @threshloc
path = /var/spool/samba
guest ok = Yes
# print command = lpr-cups -P %p -oraw %s -r # using client side
printer drivers.
print command = cp %s /home/freeall/%p.tst ; rm %s ; touch
/var/spool/samba/Tested
use client driver = Yes
[print$]
comment = Printer Drivers
path = /usr/local/samba/printers
guest ok = yes
browseable = yes
read only = yes
write list = root
[data]
comment = Data file share and server for thresh.lan
path = /thresh/data
read only = No
inherit permissions = Yes
[server]
comment = Program/file server for thresh.lan
path = /thresh/server
read only = No
inherit permissions = Yes
"To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the
sun."
You have three printer shares defined in your smb.conf file. It might be best to remove the two not being used, just in case you are confusing your client. I would leave in only the [EpsonC60] share. You do not have a guest account defined in global. I would try ftp. Then, if that isn't working, I would try root. (I know, not very secure but this is trouble shooting.) Frequently, obscure problems are permission problems. Using root as the guest account should take care of that. I would also add security = share in global to allow anyone to log onto your printer share, since you have guest ok = yes in that share. I would set log level = 3 and pour over the data there. That is often a good clue. Maybe the error is not due to the printer. I had to set log level = 6 recently to find out what the value of J being sent by the client was during printing. You are usually better off using native windows drivers. However, if you want to experiment, you could pick a generic postscript driver. I am having good luck printing from win4lin with a HP laserjet postscript + to my samba server, which has no trouble converting the postscript file to a format for my lexmark printer. I have found that not printing, just saving the file as you are doing, and reading the postscript formatted print job with gv a time saver and paper saver. If the test page prints but the application does not, you may be using different queues for the two jobs OR the test page is being sent in a different format than the job sent by the application. Joel On Sun, Nov 25, 2001 at 11:58:38AM -0500, Hal Vaughan wrote:> I have a problem with Windows 2000 (SP2) printing to an Epson C60 on a > Linux server (running Mandrake 8.1 and Samba 2.2.2 with Cups 1.1.12). I've > scoured the net and posts on Usenet have not yielded any helpful response. > > I have 2 Win2k boxes and they both respond differently, but neither is > printing. I've installed the printer on both boxes. On one I get a > "unable to connect" error from the Win2k Printer Queue window and every > time I print a test page, I get "unable to create a print job." (The > lights on the hub blink to show the Win2k box and server communicate, but > there are no error messages at log level 2 -- there are so many messages at > log level 3 with it giving a continual stream of messages, but I cannot > find error messages at log level 3 that apply to the printer.) > > The other box can read the queue and print test pages, but is not printing > other pages from other programs. > > Right now I've replaced the print command with a copy command and a touch > command to help me w/ troubleshooting. The printer has been tested with > CUPS and does work. > > I've tried using HOSTS ALLOW = and setting PRINTER ADMIN =, but they don't > help. (When I use HOSTS ALLOW, I don't but a $ on the end of the host > name, right?) > > The threshloc in the conf file is a local group. I'm logged into both > computers with the same user name and the user is in threshloc. Even > though I have a PRINT$ share set up, I'm still not clear how to set up the > drives in the share and I'm not sure that would help, since I have drivers > installed and that was no problem. > > Would it work better if I set it up to use the drivers on the Linux box > instead of client side drivers? Is there a compatibility problem using the > Linux drivers for material coming from Win2k boxes? > > Any help is appreciated. I've been on this for a week and have not found > anything helpful in searches and have not received suggestions on > posts (actually 1 suggestion that lead to adding the valid user parameter, > which does not seem to help.) > > Thanks for any suggestions you can give me. > > The smb.conf file is included below. > > Hal > > # Samba config file created using SWAT > # from UNKNOWN (127.0.0.1) > # Date: 2001/11/22 18:20:34 > # Global parameters > [global] > workgroup = THRESH.LAN > netbios name = WOGGLEBUG > server string = Samba Server %v > encrypt passwords = Yes > log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m > max log size = 50 > socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192 > printcap name = lpstat > add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -d /dev/null -g machines -c > 'Machine Account' -s /bin/false -M %u > logon path = \%M\%U > logon drive = H > domain logons = Yes > os level = 33 > dns proxy = No > wins support = Yes > path = /var/spool/samba/ > create mask = 0777 > directory mask = 0777 > printing = cups > printer name = EpsonC60 > log level = 2 > [homes] > comment = Home Directories > read only = No > browseable = No > [printers] > comment = All Printers > path = /var/spool/samba > valid users = @threshloc > create mask = 0700 > guest ok = Yes > printable = Yes > printing = Cups > # print command = lpr-cups -P %p -oraw %s -r # using client side > printer drivers. > print command = cp %s /home/freeall/%p.tst ; rm %s ; touch > /var/spool/samba/Tested > use client driver = Yes > browseable = No > [EpsonC60] > comment = Epson Stylus C60 General Purpose printer > printable = Yes > printing = Cups > valid users = @threshloc > path = /var/spool/samba > guest ok = Yes > # print command = lpr-cups -P %p -oraw %s -r # using client side > printer drivers. > print command = cp %s /home/freeall/%p.tst ; rm %s ; touch > /var/spool/samba/Tested > use client driver = Yes > [print$] > comment = Printer Drivers > path = /usr/local/samba/printers > guest ok = yes > browseable = yes > read only = yes > write list = root > [data] > comment = Data file share and server for thresh.lan > path = /thresh/data > read only = No > inherit permissions = Yes > [server] > comment = Program/file server for thresh.lan > path = /thresh/server > read only = No > inherit permissions = Yes > > "To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the sun." > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
Have you tried testparm and testprns ? I would stil try adding a guest user to your global section. I seem to recall that if security is by share, then the guest user is the one you are when you first log on and that MAY affect something (just guessing here.) Joel On Sun, Nov 25, 2001 at 08:22:05PM -0500, Hal Vaughan wrote:> I commented out the [printers] and [print$] shares, added GUEST > ACCOUNT=ROOT to the EpsonC60 part of the config, but I still get the same > result: One Win2k box can't even read the queue (Unable to connect) and > can't print test pages (unable to create a print job). The other can read > the queue, but can't print (unable to create...). Even though the two > Win2k boxes are having different symptons, I am treating it as one problem > -- I would think it's a permission problem -- like Win2k not getting > permission to connect or something. > > I was, again, toying with trying to change to a postscript printer on > Linux, but I would think if it's a permission problem, that would not work > either -- the problem will still be there. Since the version of Samba > 2.2.2 I got was from the Mandrake cooker, as opposed to part of the > straight distro, I am also considering installing 2.2.1. I downloaded > 2.2.2 as a tarball once before, but making and installing that put > everything in different directories than the rpm with Mandrake used. I'm > considering uninstalling the 2.2.2 rpm and replacing it with the 2.2.2 or > 2.2.1 tarball. Would that make any kind of difference? > > I'm still working through your comments and suggestions. Thank you for the > help -- it's been a real pain being stuck on one point for a week and it's > been hard to find info on this. > > Hal > > At 12:56 PM 11/25/2001, you wrote: > >You have three printer shares defined in your smb.conf file. It might be > >best to remove the two not being used, just in case you are confusing > >your client. I would leave in only the [EpsonC60] share. > >You do not have a guest account defined in global. I would try ftp. Then, if > >that isn't working, I would try root. (I know, not very secure but this is > >trouble shooting.) Frequently, obscure problems are permission problems. > >Using root > >as the guest account should take care of that. > >I would also add security = share in global to allow anyone to log onto > >your printer > >share, since you have guest ok = yes in that share. > >I would set log level = 3 and pour over the data there. That is often a good > >clue. Maybe the error is not due to the printer. > >I had to set log level = 6 recently to find out what the value of J being > >sent by the client was during printing. > >You are usually better off using native windows drivers. However, if you > >want to experiment, you could pick a generic postscript driver. I am having > >good luck printing from win4lin with a HP laserjet postscript + to my samba > >server, which has no trouble converting the postscript file to a format for > >my lexmark printer. I have found that not printing, just saving the file as > >you are doing, and reading the postscript formatted print job with gv a time > >saver and paper saver. > >If the test page prints but the application does not, you may be using > >different queues for the two jobs OR the test page is being sent in a > >different format than the job sent by the application. > >Joel > > > > > > > > On Sun, Nov 25, 2001 at 11:58:38AM -0500, Hal Vaughan wrote: > > > I have a problem with Windows 2000 (SP2) printing to an Epson C60 on a > > > Linux server (running Mandrake 8.1 and Samba 2.2.2 with Cups > > 1.1.12). I've > > > scoured the net and posts on Usenet have not yielded any helpful response. > > > > > > I have 2 Win2k boxes and they both respond differently, but neither is > > > printing. I've installed the printer on both boxes. On one I get a > > > "unable to connect" error from the Win2k Printer Queue window and every > > > time I print a test page, I get "unable to create a print job." (The > > > lights on the hub blink to show the Win2k box and server communicate, but > > > there are no error messages at log level 2 -- there are so many > > messages at > > > log level 3 with it giving a continual stream of messages, but I cannot > > > find error messages at log level 3 that apply to the printer.) > > > > > > The other box can read the queue and print test pages, but is not printing > > > other pages from other programs. > > > > > > Right now I've replaced the print command with a copy command and a touch > > > command to help me w/ troubleshooting. The printer has been tested with > > > CUPS and does work. > > > > > > I've tried using HOSTS ALLOW = and setting PRINTER ADMIN =, but they don't > > > help. (When I use HOSTS ALLOW, I don't but a $ on the end of the host > > > name, right?) > > > > > > The threshloc in the conf file is a local group. I'm logged into both > > > computers with the same user name and the user is in threshloc. Even > > > though I have a PRINT$ share set up, I'm still not clear how to set up the > > > drives in the share and I'm not sure that would help, since I have drivers > > > installed and that was no problem. > > > > > > Would it work better if I set it up to use the drivers on the Linux box > > > instead of client side drivers? Is there a compatibility problem using > > the > > > Linux drivers for material coming from Win2k boxes? > > > > > > Any help is appreciated. I've been on this for a week and have not found > > > anything helpful in searches and have not received suggestions on > > > posts (actually 1 suggestion that lead to adding the valid user > > parameter, > > > which does not seem to help.) > > > > > > Thanks for any suggestions you can give me. > > > > > > The smb.conf file is included below. > > > > > > Hal > > > > > > # Samba config file created using SWAT > > > # from UNKNOWN (127.0.0.1) > > > # Date: 2001/11/22 18:20:34 > > > # Global parameters > > > [global] > > > workgroup = THRESH.LAN > > > netbios name = WOGGLEBUG > > > server string = Samba Server %v > > > encrypt passwords = Yes > > > log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m > > > max log size = 50 > > > socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192 > > > printcap name = lpstat > > > add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -d /dev/null -g machines -c > > > 'Machine Account' -s /bin/false -M %u > > > logon path = \%M\%U > > > logon drive = H > > > domain logons = Yes > > > os level = 33 > > > dns proxy = No > > > wins support = Yes > > > path = /var/spool/samba/ > > > create mask = 0777 > > > directory mask = 0777 > > > printing = cups > > > printer name = EpsonC60 > > > log level = 2 > > > [homes] > > > comment = Home Directories > > > read only = No > > > browseable = No > > > [printers] > > > comment = All Printers > > > path = /var/spool/samba > > > valid users = @threshloc > > > create mask = 0700 > > > guest ok = Yes > > > printable = Yes > > > printing = Cups > > > # print command = lpr-cups -P %p -oraw %s -r # using client side > > > printer drivers. > > > print command = cp %s /home/freeall/%p.tst ; rm %s ; touch > > > /var/spool/samba/Tested > > > use client driver = Yes > > > browseable = No > > > [EpsonC60] > > > comment = Epson Stylus C60 General Purpose printer > > > printable = Yes > > > printing = Cups > > > valid users = @threshloc > > > path = /var/spool/samba > > > guest ok = Yes > > > # print command = lpr-cups -P %p -oraw %s -r # using client side > > > printer drivers. > > > print command = cp %s /home/freeall/%p.tst ; rm %s ; touch > > > /var/spool/samba/Tested > > > use client driver = Yes > > > [print$] > > > comment = Printer Drivers > > > path = /usr/local/samba/printers > > > guest ok = yes > > > browseable = yes > > > read only = yes > > > write list = root > > > [data] > > > comment = Data file share and server for thresh.lan > > > path = /thresh/data > > > read only = No > > > inherit permissions = Yes > > > [server] > > > comment = Program/file server for thresh.lan > > > path = /thresh/server > > > read only = No > > > inherit permissions = Yes > > > > > > "To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the > > sun." > > > > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > > > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > > > >-- > >To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > >instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > > "To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the sun."
I would try security = share. Nothing to lose. Joel On Sun, Nov 25, 2001 at 10:14:04PM -0500, Hal Vaughan wrote:> Added Guest ok=yes and Guest Account=root to [Global] -- no difference. I > changed log level to 3 and am going over logs now. I'm doing security=user > since I'm also using this for logons from Win2k. Can I do that with > security=share? > > The log files seem to have an endless loop with the printer -- checking it, > then checking a UID. The first few times through it seems okay, then > there's a message: > rpc_server/srv_spoolss_nt.c:_spoolss_open_printer_ex(access DENIED for > printer open (and there is no closing parenthesis -- if that > matters). That's just what I've found at first. I'm still looking over > it. I did find where SAMBA verified me as a user when it restarted, so it > has no problem with me as a user (and I can read and write to the file > shares with no problem -- it's only the printer!). > > Thanks, > > Hal > > At 09:25 PM 11/25/2001, you wrote: > > >Have you tried testparm and testprns ? > >I would stil try adding a guest user to your global section. I seem to recall > >that if security is by share, then the guest user is the one you are when > >you first log on and that MAY affect something (just guessing here.) > >Joel > >