It would seem that the rpc printing is not working for me, my config is as 
follows :
Samba 2.2.0a on Slackware 8, preinstalled (I have samba 2.2.2 untarred, but 
I am hesitant to upgrade this production server as last time I upgraded a 
slackware box, it used a different path setup and I ended up with half 2.0 
samba and half 2.2!)
testparm output at end of email.
my problem is that if I go to the Printers Folder on the server (picard) 
from a workstation (all NT4), nothing appears - not even Add Printer.
if I have a [printers] section defined, epson and lp both appear in the 
share list, so the printcap is readable and parsed correctly.  I have tried 
with load printers = no as well as = yes.
How do I get the printers to appear here?
(Sorry about the length of this message, I thought it best to include the 
testparm output, then any default values in the slackware make of samba 
would show up.)
/etc/printcap lines that matter :
# Generic printer:
lp:lp=/dev/lp0:sd=/var/spool/lpd:sh
# Epson inkjet printer
epson|st800;r=300x300;q=medium;c=full;p=a4;m=auto:\
     :lp=/dev/lp0:\
     :if=/usr/local/etc/apsfilter/basedir/bin/apsfilter:\
     :sd=/var/spool/lpd/epson:\
     :lf=/var/spool/lpd/epson/log:\
     :af=/var/spool/lpd/epson/acct:\
output from testparm :
Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
INFO: Debug class all level = 2   (pid 10877 from pid 10877)
Processing section "[linuxdocs]"
Processing section "[homes]"
Processing section "[netlogon]"
Processing section "[clients]"
Processing section "[cdrom]"
Processing section "[cdwriter]"
Processing section "[cdtest]"
Processing section "[projects]"
Processing section "[temp]"
Processing section "[toburn]"
Processing section "[wpfiles]"
Processing section "[apps]"
Processing section "[zipdrive]"
Processing section "[webserver]"
Processing section "[asp_stuff]"
Processing section "[print$]"
Loaded services file OK.
WARNING: You have some share names that are longer than 8 chars
These may give errors while browsing or may not be accessible
to some older clients
Press enter to see a dump of your service definitions
# Global parameters
[global]
         coding system          client code page = 850
         code page directory = /etc/codepages
         workgroup = ENTERPRISE
         netbios name = PICARD
         netbios aliases          netbios scope          server string = Samba
2.2.0a
         interfaces = eth0
         bind interfaces only = Yes
         security = USER
         encrypt passwords = Yes
         update encrypted = No
         allow trusted domains = Yes
         hosts equiv          min passwd length = 5
         map to guest = Never
         null passwords = No
         password server          smb passwd file = /etc/samba/private/smbpasswd
         root directory          passwd program = /bin/passwd
         passwd chat = *new*password* %n\n *new*password* %n\n *changed*
         passwd chat debug = No
         username map          password level = 0
         username level = 0
         unix password sync = No
         restrict anonymous = No
         lanman auth = Yes
         use rhosts = No
         ssl = No
         ssl hosts          ssl hosts resign          ssl CA certDir         
ssl CA certFile          ssl server cert          ssl server key          ssl
client cert          ssl client key          ssl require clientcert = No
         ssl require servercert = No
         ssl ciphers          ssl version = ssl2or3
         ssl compatibility = No
         log level = 2
         syslog = 1
         syslog only = No
         log file = /usr/local/samba/var/log.%m
         max log size = 50
         timestamp logs = Yes
         debug hires timestamp = No
         debug pid = No
         debug uid = No
         protocol = NT1
         min protocol = CORE
         read bmpx = No
         read raw = Yes
         write raw = Yes
         nt smb support = Yes
         nt pipe support = Yes
         nt acl support = Yes
         announce version = 4.5
         announce as = NT
         max mux = 50
         max xmit = 65535
         name resolve order = lmhosts host wins bcast
         max packet = 65535
         max ttl = 259200
         max wins ttl = 518400
         min wins ttl = 21600
         time server = No
         change notify timeout = 60
         deadtime = 0
         getwd cache = Yes
         keepalive = 300
         lpq cache time = 10
         max smbd processes = 0
         max disk size = 0
         max open files = 10000
         read size = 16384
         socket options = TCP_NODELAY
         stat cache size = 50
         total print jobs = 0
         load printers = Yes
         printcap name = /etc/printcap
         enumports command          addprinter command          deleteprinter
command          show add printer wizard = Yes
         os2 driver map          strip dot = No
         character set          mangled stack = 50
         stat cache = Yes
         domain groups          domain admin group          domain guest group  
domain admin users          domain guest users          machine password timeout
= 604800
         add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -d /dev/null -g 100 -s 
/bin/false -M %u
         delete user script          logon script          logon path         
logon drive          logon home          domain logons = Yes
         os level = 33
         lm announce = Auto
         lm interval = 60
         preferred master = False
         local master = Yes
         domain master = True
         browse list = Yes
         dns proxy = No
         wins proxy = No
         wins server          wins support = Yes
         wins hook          kernel oplocks = Yes
         oplock break wait time = 0
         add share command          change share command          delete share
command          config file          preload          lock dir =
/var/lock/samba
         utmp dir          wtmp dir          utmp hostname = %m
         utmp consolidate = No
         default service          message command          dfree command        
valid chars          remote announce          remote browse sync          socket
address = 0.0.0.0
         homedir map          time offset = 0
         unix realname = Yes
         NIS homedir = No
         source environment          panic action          hide local users = No
         host msdfs = No
         winbind uid          winbind gid          template homedir =
/home/%D/%U
         template shell = /bin/false
         winbind separator = \
         winbind cache time = 15
         comment          path          alternate permissions = No
         username          guest account = nobody
         invalid users          valid users          admin users          read
list          write list          printer admin          force user         
force group          read only = Yes
         create mask = 0744
         force create mode = 00
         security mask = -1
         force security mode = -1
         directory mask = 0755
         force directory mode = 00
         directory security mask = -1
         force directory security mode = -1
         inherit permissions = No
         guest only = No
         guest ok = No
         only user = No
         hosts allow          hosts deny          status = Yes
         max connections = 0
         min print space = 0
         strict sync = No
         sync always = No
         write cache size = 0
         max print jobs = 1000
         printable = No
         postscript = No
         printing = bsd
         print command = lpr -r -P%p %s
         lpq command = lpq -P%p
         lprm command = lprm -P%p %j
         lppause command          lpresume command          queuepause command  
queueresume command          printer name          printer driver         
printer driver file = /etc/samba/printers.def
         printer driver location          default case = lower
         case sensitive = No
         preserve case = Yes
         short preserve case = Yes
         mangle case = No
         mangling char = ~
         hide dot files = Yes
         delete veto files = No
         veto files          hide files          veto oplock files          map
system = No
         map hidden = No
         map archive = Yes
         mangled names = Yes
         mangled map          browseable = Yes
         blocking locks = Yes
         fake oplocks = No
         locking = Yes
         utmp = No
         oplocks = Yes
         level2 oplocks = Yes
         oplock contention limit = 2
         posix locking = Yes
         strict locking = No
         share modes = Yes
         copy          include = /etc/samba/loglevel.0.0.0.0
         exec          preexec close = No
         postexec          root preexec          root preexec close = No
         root postexec          available = Yes
         volume          fstype = NTFS
         set directory = No
         wide links = Yes
         follow symlinks = Yes
         dont descend          magic script          magic output         
delete readonly = No
         dos filemode = No
         dos filetimes = No
         dos filetime resolution = No
         fake directory create times = No
         vfs object          vfs options          msdfs root = No
[linuxdocs]
         comment = documentation on server
         path = /usr/doc
         guest ok = Yes
[homes]
         comment = Home directory for user
         read only = No
         browseable = No
[netlogon]
         comment = NT Domain netlogon service share
         path = /usr/share/samba/netlogon
         guest account          browseable = No
         locking = No
[clients]
         comment = NT Clients
         path = /clients
         read only = No
[cdrom]
         comment = Picard's CD
         path = /mnt/cdrom
         root preexec = mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
         root postexec = umount /mnt/cdrom
[cdwriter]
         comment = Picard's CD Writer
         path = /mnt/cdwriter
         root preexec = mount /dev/cdwriter /mnt/cdwriter
         root postexec = umount /mnt/cdwriter
[cdtest]
         comment = Test a CD image
         path = /mnt/isoimage
[projects]
         comment = Projects from JEEVES
         path = /mnt/raid/projects
         read only = No
         force create mode = 0777
         force directory mode = 0777
[temp]
         comment = Temp from JEEVES
         path = /mnt/raid/temp
         read only = No
         force create mode = 0777
         force directory mode = 0777
[toburn]
         comment = Files to burn to cd
         path = /mnt/raid/toburn
         read only = No
         force create mode = 0777
         force directory mode = 0777
[wpfiles]
         comment = WPFiles from JEEVES
         path = /mnt/raid/wpfiles
         read only = No
         force create mode = 0777
         force directory mode = 0777
[apps]
         comment = Apps from JEEVES
         path = /mnt/raid/apps
         read only = No
         force create mode = 0777
         force directory mode = 0777
[zipdrive]
         comment = Picard's ZIP drive
         path = /mnt/zipdrive
         read only = No
         root preexec = /usr/sbin/mountzip %m %I
         root postexec = umount /mnt/zipdrive
[webserver]
         comment = Apache web server root
         path = /var/www
         read only = No
[asp_stuff]
         comment = ASP server stuff
         path = /opt/casp/
         read only = No
[print$]
         path = /mnt/printerstuff
         write list = @users
         guest ok = Yes
=============Martyn Ranyard