samba - May 2003 - Fw: Spool directory permissions for printing

Hello, I am new to Linux and Samba. I am trying to print from a W98 box to a
Linux printer.
I am using Suse 7.2 and Samba 2.2.8a., and Linux is acting as a PDC.
I created a user in Linux and put it in the users group and the lp group. The
only way I got this user to print was changing the spool directory permissions
(and all the files within it) from 0600 to 0770. BUT when I restarted Linux
today, I got boot warnings saying that these permissions are incorrect, and they
were automatically changed back to 0600. This way I cannot print. What am I
doing wrong?
Thank you very much for your help.

Regards,
LauZ

You have a couple of options... one being to remove the startup script or
perhaps modify it to avoid that queue when you start your machine. Another
would be to use a separate spool dir for Samba jobs.

Yet another might be to modify lpd.conf somewhat, but I don't really know
if that's possible to set in lpd.conf or if it can be done for just one
queue.

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On Wed, 21 May 2003, Sistemas wrote:
> Hello, I am new to Linux and Samba. I am trying to print from a W98 box to
a Linux printer.
> I am using Suse 7.2 and Samba 2.2.8a., and Linux is acting as a PDC.
> I created a user in Linux and put it in the users group and the lp group.
The only way I got this user to print was changing the spool directory
permissions (and all the files within it) from 0600 to 0770. BUT when I
restarted Linux today, I got boot warnings saying that these permissions are
incorrect, and they were automatically changed back to 0600. This way I cannot
print. What am I doing wrong?
> Thank you very much for your help.
>
> Regards,
> LauZ
>
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You would merely create a directory someplace, either in /var/spool/lpd
like the others, or someplace else, but one that is NOT referrenced in the
printcap file, as if it is, the script will enforce permissions on it. All
Samba needs is a place to put the files. I would then, as indicated in the
HOWTO, change the permissions to 770 and then chmod g+s the directory, to
make sure that the files will be able to be removed by samba (ie. they
will be created by the right group, regardless of the user's group).

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|Y#| |  | |\/| |  \ |\ |  |  | Ryan Novosielski - Jr. UNIX Systems Admin
|$&| |__| |  | |__/ | \| _|  | novosirj@umdnj.edu - 973/972.0922 (2-0922)
\__/ Univ. of Med. and Dent. | IST/ACS - NJMS Medical Science Bldg - C630

On Wed, 21 May 2003, Sistemas wrote:
> Thank you Ryan for answering. I know this must be a stupid question, but
how
> do I create a separate spool dir for Samba jobs? I am using the one
> automatically generated by Linux when I installed the printer, I looked in
> the printcap file, and copied the name of the spool dir into my smb.conf
> file. And, in the case I created a new one, won't I continue having the
same
> type of permissions error? (by the way, when I run the "checkpc"
utility it
> gives me the same warnings). Also, am I right in puting the user as a
member
> of lp group?
>
> Thank you again.
> Regards,
> LauZ
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ryan Novosielski" <novosirj@umdnj.edu>
> To: "Sistemas" <sistemas@elbolson.gov.ar>
> Cc: "Samba List" <samba@lists.samba.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 2:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [Samba] Fw: Spool directory permissions for printing
>
>
> > You have a couple of options... one being to remove the startup script
or
> > perhaps modify it to avoid that queue when you start your machine.
Another
> > would be to use a separate spool dir for Samba jobs.
> >
> > Yet another might be to modify lpd.conf somewhat, but I don't
really know
> > if that's possible to set in lpd.conf or if it can be done for
just one
> > queue.
> >
> > ---- _  _ _  _ ___  _  _  _
> > |Y#| |  | |\/| |  \ |\ |  |  | Ryan Novosielski - Jr. UNIX Systems
Admin
> > |$&| |__| |  | |__/ | \| _|  | novosirj@umdnj.edu - 973/972.0922
(2-0922)
> > \__/ Univ. of Med. and Dent. | IST/ACS - NJMS Medical Science Bldg -
C630
> >
> > On Wed, 21 May 2003, Sistemas wrote:
> >
> > > Hello, I am new to Linux and Samba. I am trying to print from a
W98 box
> to a Linux printer.
> > > I am using Suse 7.2 and Samba 2.2.8a., and Linux is acting as a
PDC.
> > > I created a user in Linux and put it in the users group and the
lp
> group. The only way I got this user to print was changing the spool
> directory permissions (and all the files within it) from 0600 to 0770. BUT
> when I restarted Linux today, I got boot warnings saying that these
> permissions are incorrect, and they were automatically changed back to
0600.
> This way I cannot print. What am I doing wrong?
> > > Thank you very much for your help.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > LauZ
> > >
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