samba - Aug 2002 - Windows client refuses multiple print copies when printing to samba printer

Hello

I have got the following problem:
My Samba printer doesn't allow multiple copies, when trying to print from a
client machine. (Unix printing works fine with multple copies). When I enter
more than one copy into the "number of copies" field on a WinXP client
machine, I get the error message "This printer cannot print the specified
amount of copies. The amount of copies is restricted to 1." (The error
message may be a little bit different, because I am using a german version
of Windows, it should be like that, though.)

I am using Windows XP Pro on the client machines. My printer is a "HP
DeskJet 845c" usb printer.

This is an excerpt from my smb.conf:
[global]
        (...)
        printing = lprng
        printer driver file = /usr/share/samba/winpdrv/printers.def

[PRINT$]
        comment = Windows printer driver
        path = /usr/share/samba/winpdrv
        public = yes
        read only = yes
        browseable = no

[printer]
        comment = HP DeskJet 845C
        path = /var/spool/samba
        public = yes
        read only = yes
        browseable = yes
        printable = yes
        print command = /usr/bin/lpr -P%p -r %s
        lprm command = /usr/bin/lprm -P%p %J
        lppause command = /usr/sbin/lpc hold %p %J
        lpresume command = /usr/sbin/lpc release %p %J
        queuepause command = /usr/sbin/lpc -P%p stop
        queueresume command = /usr/sbin/lpc -P%p start
        printer driver = hp deskjet 845c
        printer driver location = \\%L\PRINT$

(...)

Everything works fine. The installation of the printer driver under Windows
works as expected and the printing jobs are processed normally. The only
problem is, that I cannot print more than one jobs at a time.

This is my printcap file:

lp|printer
        :rw:\
        :cm=HP DeskJet 845C:\
        :lp=/dev/usb/lp0:\
        :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
        :mx#0:\
        :mc#50:

(I also tried "#0", "=0" and "=50" for
":mc:") (maximum copies) => Didn't
work :-/

Perhaps anyone of you has got some experiences with this?
I searched through half the internet, but I could not find something.

Thanks in advance

Greetings,
Locutus

Hello and thank you for your answer.
1. Printing works fine with samba and with lprng. When I use lprng I am even
allowed to print multiple copies. When printing over samba, I only can print
one copy and I have to wait, until it is finished, before sending the next
copy.

2. No i think printing = lprng tells the samba server, which printing system
to use. You can for example also specify "bsd" or "cups".
3. Yes, all windows clients have the same problem. (But I only tested it on
Windows XP, since I don't have another WinOS installed somewhere)
4. Wow, I didn't know that checkpc tool, yet it seems to like my
configuration. No errors were reported.
5. Yes, I wonder why "mc" has no effect .. ;-)
6. Yes, I restarted smb and lpd.
7. Changing the print command would work, but it seems a little bit
uncomfortable to create shares for multiple copies. Thanx, though.

Is it normal that the last job, I sent to the samba printer, remains in the
spool queue? The SMB temporary files in  /var/spool/samba are deleted after
the job is done, but the lpr job still remains in /var/spool/lpd/lp
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joel Hammer" <Joel@HammersHome.com>
To: "Locutus" <locutus266@gmx.de>
Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 5:12 AM
Subject: Re: [Samba] Windows client refuses multiple print copies when
printing to samba printer

> Questions:
> 1. When you say printing is fine from the server, is the server printing
> through samba or directly using lprng?
> 2  Isn't printing = lprng a share, not a global, parameter?
> 3. Do other windows clients have this same problem?
> mc#1 is the default setting, so....
> Did you restart lpd after changing these settings?
> Have you run checkpc ?
> Having said this, I just tried to set mc#1 in my /etc/printcap for a
> printer, restarted lpd, and it didn't change anything, so, maybe mc is
> being ignored by lpr.
> You could change your print command to lpr -K3 to get three copies. Have
you
> tried that?
> If this works, and you really want to get multiple copies, define several
> shares, all with different values of K.
> Joel
>
>
>
>  Isn't printing = lprng a share, not a global parameter?
> On Sat, Aug 31, 2002 at 06:53:06PM +0200, Locutus wrote:
> > Hello
> >
> > I have got the following problem:
> > My Samba printer doesn't allow multiple copies, when trying to
print
from a
> > client machine. (Unix printing works fine with multple copies). When I
enter
> > more than one copy into the "number of copies" field on a
WinXP client
> > machine, I get the error message "This printer cannot print the
specified
> > amount of copies. The amount of copies is restricted to 1." (The
error
> > message may be a little bit different, because I am using a german
version
> > of Windows, it should be like that, though.)
> >
> > I am using Windows XP Pro on the client machines. My printer is a
"HP
> > DeskJet 845c" usb printer.
> >
> > This is an excerpt from my smb.conf:
> > [global]
> >         (...)
> >         printing = lprng
> >         printer driver file = /usr/share/samba/winpdrv/printers.def
> >
> > [PRINT$]
> >         comment = Windows printer driver
> >         path = /usr/share/samba/winpdrv
> >         public = yes
> >         read only = yes
> >         browseable = no
> >
> > [printer]
> >         comment = HP DeskJet 845C
> >         path = /var/spool/samba
> >         public = yes
> >         read only = yes
> >         browseable = yes
> >         printable = yes
> >         print command = /usr/bin/lpr -P%p -r %s
> >         lprm command = /usr/bin/lprm -P%p %J
> >         lppause command = /usr/sbin/lpc hold %p %J
> >         lpresume command = /usr/sbin/lpc release %p %J
> >         queuepause command = /usr/sbin/lpc -P%p stop
> >         queueresume command = /usr/sbin/lpc -P%p start
> >         printer driver = hp deskjet 845c
> >         printer driver location = \\%L\PRINT$
> >
> > (...)
> >
> > Everything works fine. The installation of the printer driver under
Windows
> > works as expected and the printing jobs are processed normally. The
only
> > problem is, that I cannot print more than one jobs at a time.
> >
> > This is my printcap file:
> >
> > lp|printer
> >         :rw:\
> >         :cm=HP DeskJet 845C:\
> >         :lp=/dev/usb/lp0:\
> >         :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
> >         :mx#0:\
> >         :mc#50:
> >
> > (I also tried "#0", "=0" and "=50" for
":mc:") (maximum copies) =>
Didn't
> > work :-/
> >
> > Perhaps anyone of you has got some experiences with this?
> > I searched through half the internet, but I could not find something.
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Greetings,
> > Locutus
> >
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