Hello,
since Samba 2.2.3 is working now with Jeremy's patch
- thanks again - the next step here is to migrate to
the new printer-handling (rpc, spools). I try to explain
the steps I did so far:
(sorry, text is a little long, but wanted to give a
reproduceable example)
- created a print$ which points to a directory
owned by root/group smbadm, set write list = @smbadm
- made me member of group smbadm
- tested to copy some files to \\server1\print$ from
a client - works - so access rights should be right
- created a printable share [djtest] in smb.conf
- downloaded the NT4 and Windows 2000 printer
drivers for a HP Deskjet 1120C from the HP-Site
and unpacked both
- browsed to the Printer Wizard of server1, and
tried to show the printer properties -> results
in a message like "can't show properties, driver
is not installed - do you want to install?" -
I pressed 'no' like statet somewhere in the documentation
I found. Client shows the 'reduced' properties
- selected 'extended settings', button 'new driver',
Wizard shows up, selected 'have disk', browsed
to the local directory where I unpacked the
Windows NT drivers. Client wants the W2K Server CD,
irgnored it (I don't have one) and browsed again to
the NT driver-dir. and select the dj1120c.inf-File, warning about
unsigned driver, pressed yes, upload of drivers starts
- * Problem 1 * : one of the files in the driver package is
called HPW5ecp.sy_ but during the upload process
the message 'File can not be copied appeared',
in the inf-File the destination for this file is
different from the the others, what do this numbers
represent?:
from DJ1120C.INF:
[DestinationDirs]
IOFiles=11
ECPFile=12
- set ECPFile=11 as a temporary workaround to test
the upload, and tried a again, no error-message,
all Files are now on the server.
- * Problem 2 *: did "rpcclient server1 -U me" and
a "enumdrivers" at the command prompt, but got no output,
seems that there is no driver installed.
- ok, since I do not need the NT Driver, I tried to
add the W2K-Driver - selected properties, sharing,
additional drivers, marked Windows 2000, same
procedure as described above, again "Problem 1"
since it seems that W2K used the local DJ1120C.inf
File already stored somewhere in the \winnt path I
did not change the inf-File.
selected 'cancel' - selected "yes" at 'skip this file
and continue' message, rest of the driver files where
copied to the server.
- again did rpcclient->enumdrivers and got no output,
enumprinters works, and shows:
flags:[0x800000]
name:[\\radagast\djtest]
description:[radagast\\radagast\djtest,HP DeskJet 1120C Printer,]
comment:[]
- * Problem 3 *, again selected properties in the APW,
again message no driver, and the 'additional drivers'-list
does not show a mark near Windows 2000 - it seems
the uploadad driver has no entry in some of the internal
samba-database-tables - what am I doing wrong?
Hard/Software: Server: Debian, Linux-Kernel 2.2.18, Samba 2.2.3
with 'overwrite path from CVS', configured with no special options,
installed in /usr/local/samba..., Clients: Win2000SP2, german
Can someone help me please? - thanks.
Martin