[Samba] Printing into ether

Joel Hammer
Thu, 15 May 2003 16:06:32 -0000

Look at /var/spool/samba and see if the job gets transferred there.

Use print command = echo "tried to print %s" > /tmp/signal
and see what is in signal.

Look in the samba logs.

Can you print %s from the local host (server)?

Usually, this disappearing act is due to a bad driver, IMHO.

BTW, I do not know anything about cups. It seems like most people with
problems these days with samba printing are using cups.

Joel

On Wed, May 14, 2003 at 07:46:16PM -0700, Michael W. Smith
wrote:
> I'm having an odd problem. The system sees my printer, and from the
local
> box I can print fine. I set it up in Samba and it shows up there as well.
> I can mount it from my WinXP laptop and it doesn't kick back any errors
> when I try to print.
>
> The problem is that the print job never actually gets printed. Nothing in
> the queue, no errors, just no printing. It's got to be something I have
> set wrong in the smb.conf file, but I'll be damned if I can figure out
> what it is. Any help would be appreciated, anyone see what I'm doing
> wrong:
>
> # smb.conf
>
> [global]
> 	server string = File Server
> 	security = SHARE
> 	encrypt passwords = Yes
> 	socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
> 	local master = No
> 	dns proxy = No
> 	hosts allow = 192.168.1.
> 	load printers = yes
> 	printing = cups
>
> [shared]
> 	path = /samba
> 	writeable = yes
> 	guest ok = Yes
>
> [printer]
>          comment = HP Photosmart 1115
>          path = /var/spool/samba
>          browseable = yes
>          public = yes
>          guest ok = yes
>          writable = no
>          printable = yes
>          printer admin = root
> 	 use client driver = yes
>
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