I think any decent Postscript Printer will work - I always use the Apple
Color LaserWriter.
Simon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mahoney, Tom" <tom.mahoney@riaco.com>
To: <samba@lists.samba.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 4:24 PM
Subject: [Samba] need help setting up a printer
> I'm trying to setup a print share with samba-2.2.4 that 9x and 2k
clients
> should be able to print to.
> Below is my current setup listing only printer related options.
> My first concern right now is that I have cups running with the
pdfdistiller> script to format print jobs into pdf documents.
> I'm not using a real printer for this.
> I need samba to display the cups printer called PDF_Printer so that I can
> print to it from windows.
> Now the only driver with cups so far that I've been able to get to
create
a> non corrupt pdf was the raw driver aside from thta I had tried some hp
> drivers but don't really have a clue what I SHOULD use as a driver with
> pdfdistiller. Anyway raw works for cups and I can use the cups web
interface> to print a test page and then view that pdf with xpdf or acroread. From
this> point assuming that I had samba displaying the printer I need to know what
> print driver I would choose.
> I also would rather at this time use a local print driver as imprints and
> adding from 2k are way over my head.
> I'm still trying to understand the new [print$] share.
> Oh and I'd prefer to not to have to create the "print" share
PDF_Printer
> below but so far it's the only way to get a printer to display from
nework
> neighborhood. [print$] doesn't create a list automatically as near as I
can> tell and 2k doesn't use [printer].
> Can anyone help or point out any obvious flaws in my setup? Thanks in
> advance to anyone who can help. =)
>
> [global]
> total print jobs = 0
> load printers = Yes
> printcap name = cups
> disable spoolss = No
> enumports command > addprinter command >
deleteprinter command > show add printer wizard = Yes
> printer admin = root, @lp
> min print space = 0
> max print jobs = 1000
> printable = No
> postscript = No
> printing = cups
> # print command = lpr -r -P%p %s
> print command = lpr -P %p -o raw %s -r
> # lpq command = lpq -P%p
> lpq command = lpstat -o %p
> # lprm command = lprm -P%p %j
> lprm command = cancel %p-%j
> lppause command > lpresume command >
queuepause command > queueresume command > printer name
> use client driver = No
> # printer driver > # printer driver file =
/etc/samba/printers.def
> # printer driver location >
> #[printer$]
> # comment = All Printers
> # path = /var/spool/samba
> # browseable = No
> # guest ok = No
> # writeable = No
> # printable = Yes
> # create mode = 0700
>
> #[print$]
> # comment = Printer Drivers
> # path = /etc/samba/drivers
> # browseable = Yes
> # guest ok = Yes
> # read only = Yes
> # write list = root
>
> [printers]
> comment = All Printers
> path = /var/spool/samba
> guest ok = Yes
> printable = Yes
> browseable = No
> writeable = Yes
> create mode = 0700
>
> #[print$]
> # comment = Printer Drivers
> # path = /etc/samba/drivers
> # write list = root, @lp
>
> [PDF_Printer]
> comment > path = /var/spool/samba
> # printer driver > printing = cups
> printable = Yes
> browseable = Yes
> public = Yes
>
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