samba - Mar 2003 - Transferring the printer database

Is there a way to transfer a Samba printer "database" from one version
to
another? I tried copying the .tdb files from v2.2.6 to v2.2.8pre1 but it
didn't seem to work. Some sort of upgrade path is needed here - it's a
lot
of work to start over if you've got a lot of printers.

PCC

>Is there a way to transfer a Samba printer "database" from one
version to
>another? I tried copying the .tdb files from v2.2.6 to v2.2.8pre1 but it
>didn't seem to work. Some sort of upgrade path is needed here - it's
a lot
>of work to start over if you've got a lot of printers.

Will this do what you want?

# printconf-tui --Xexport > printers.xml

# printconf-tui --Ximport < printers.xml



Patrick

>>Is there a way to transfer a Samba printer "database" from one
version to
>>another? I tried copying the .tdb files from v2.2.6 to v2.2.8pre1 but it
>>didn't seem to work. Some sort of upgrade path is needed here -
it's a lot
>>of work to start over if you've got a lot of printers.
>From: ascannel@fws.gov [mailto:ascannel@fws.gov]
>Sent: Tuesday, 11 March, 2003 2:08 AM
>Will this do what you want?
># printconf-tui --Xexport > printers.xml
># printconf-tui --Ximport < printers.xml
>
>Patrick
? Tnx for the reply but is this "printconf-tui" thing anything to do
with
Samba?

The issue here is transferring things like driver mappings, default paper
size, default tray and so on when you change the version of Samba. (The
stuff a Windows Administrator sets in printer "properties".) The
driver
files themselves can be easily preserved or copied but the knowledge that
printer "xyz" is a HP Laserjet 4000 loaded with A4 paper in the lower
tray
is stored somewhere in those mysterious .tdb files.
PCC