I'm using this doc and i want to install drivers dor ARM350U (Sharp) on my samba server. <http://us1.samba.org/samba/docs/man/howto/printing.html#id2548605> Required permissions In order to add a new driver to your Samba host, one of two conditions must hold true: * The account used to connect to the Samba host must have a UID of 0 (i.e., a root account). * The account used to connect to the Samba host must be named in the printer adminlist. Of course, the connected account must still have write access to add files to the subdirectories beneath [print$]. Remember that all file shares are set to "read-only" by default. I'm connecting from a XP SP1 Test Workstation, under id in the printer admin group... I'm not very familiar with Windows Stuff.. but i ask the Win Admin in which group am i.. So.. I change on the samba server the rights at /var/lib/samba3/printers/W32X86 to 777 This directory is in my smb.conf, used to store drivers ( [print$] ). Open Network Neighborhood or My Network Places and browse for the Samba host. Once you have located the server, navigate to its Printers and Faxes folder. You should see an initial listing of printers that matches the printer shares defined on your Samba host... * Running a GUI (Printer Properties and Add Printer Wizard) from any Windows NT/200x/XP client workstation. The latter option is probably the easier one (even if the process may seem a little bit weird at first). Open the Windows Explorer, open Network Neighborhood, browse to the Samba host, open Samba's Printers folder, right-click on the printer icon and select Properties.... You are now trying to view printer and driver properties for a queue that has this default NULL driver assigned. This will result in the following error message: Device settings cannot be displayed. The driver for the specified printer is not installed, only spooler properties will be displayed. Do you want to install the driver now? (the error message is the same ,but in French) Do not click on Yes! Instead, click on No in the error dialog. I click on NO... Only now you will be presented with the printer properties window. From here, the way to assign a driver to a printer is open to us. You now have the choice of: * Select a driver from the pop-up list of installed drivers. Initially this list will be empty. * Click on New Driver to install a new printer driver (which will start up the APW). I navigate in the tabs and i can't see any options to select a driver from the pop-up list or a ? New driver ? ... Maybe is this a problem of rights of my account ? On the Windows Domain ? ???? Thanks for your help by advance. Could it be something like this.. ? Windows 200x/XP "Local Security Policies" Local Security Policies may not allow the installation of unsigned drivers. "Local Security Policies" may not allow the installation of printer drivers at all. Win XP-SP1 Win XP-SP1 introduced a Point and Print Restriction Policy (this restriction does not apply to "Administrator" or "Power User" groups of users). In Group Policy Object Editor, go to User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Control Panel -> Printers. The policy is automatically set to Enabled and the Users can only Point and Print to machines in their Forest . You probably need to change it to Disabled or Users can only Point and Print to these servers to make driver downloads from Samba possible.
On 1 Jul 2004, at 19:46, Renaud.Leroy@i-carre.net wrote:> * Click on New Driver to install a new printer driver (which > will start up the APW). > I navigate in the tabs and i can't see any options to select a driver > from > the pop-up list or a ? New driver ? ... > > Maybe is this a problem of rights of my account ? > On the Windows Domain ? ????On my Windows XP installation, the driver selection is on the "Advanced" tab in the printer properties window. If you don't have that tab, you might be locked out by the system policies. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: PGP.sig Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 220 bytes Desc: This is a digitally signed message part Url : http://lists.samba.org/archive/samba/attachments/20040702/eef7c7ac/PGP.bin
Nothing NEW. I can't even ... " ....be presented with the printer properties window. From here, the way to assign a driver to a printer is open to us. You now have the choice of: * Select a driver from the pop-up list of installed drivers. Initially this list will be empty. * Click on New Driver to install a new printer" I had my account to smbusers with root.. Nothing more.. what's wrong ? please help -----Message d'origine----- De : Renaud.Leroy@i-carre.net [mailto:Renaud.Leroy@i-carre.net] Envoy? : jeudi 1 juillet 2004 11:47 ? : samba@lists.samba.org Objet : [Samba] Problem on APW Drivers Install I'm using this doc and i want to install drivers dor ARM350U (Sharp) on my samba server. <http://us1.samba.org/samba/docs/man/howto/printing.html#id2548605> Required permissions In order to add a new driver to your Samba host, one of two conditions must hold true: * The account used to connect to the Samba host must have a UID of 0 (i.e., a root account). * The account used to connect to the Samba host must be named in the printer adminlist. Of course, the connected account must still have write access to add files to the subdirectories beneath [print$]. Remember that all file shares are set to "read-only" by default. I'm connecting from a XP SP1 Test Workstation, under id in the printer admin group... I'm not very familiar with Windows Stuff.. but i ask the Win Admin in which group am i.. So.. I change on the samba server the rights at /var/lib/samba3/printers/W32X86 to 777 This directory is in my smb.conf, used to store drivers ( [print$] ). Open Network Neighborhood or My Network Places and browse for the Samba host. Once you have located the server, navigate to its Printers and Faxes folder. You should see an initial listing of printers that matches the printer shares defined on your Samba host... * Running a GUI (Printer Properties and Add Printer Wizard) from any Windows NT/200x/XP client workstation. The latter option is probably the easier one (even if the process may seem a little bit weird at first). Open the Windows Explorer, open Network Neighborhood, browse to the Samba host, open Samba's Printers folder, right-click on the printer icon and select Properties.... You are now trying to view printer and driver properties for a queue that has this default NULL driver assigned. This will result in the following error message: Device settings cannot be displayed. The driver for the specified printer is not installed, only spooler properties will be displayed. Do you want to install the driver now? (the error message is the same ,but in French) Do not click on Yes! Instead, click on No in the error dialog. I click on NO... Only now you will be presented with the printer properties window. From here, the way to assign a driver to a printer is open to us. You now have the choice of: * Select a driver from the pop-up list of installed drivers. Initially this list will be empty. * Click on New Driver to install a new printer driver (which will start up the APW). I navigate in the tabs and i can't see any options to select a driver from the pop-up list or a ? New driver ? ... Maybe is this a problem of rights of my account ? On the Windows Domain ? ???? Thanks for your help by advance. Could it be something like this.. ? Windows 200x/XP "Local Security Policies" Local Security Policies may not allow the installation of unsigned drivers. "Local Security Policies" may not allow the installation of printer drivers at all. Win XP-SP1 Win XP-SP1 introduced a Point and Print Restriction Policy (this restriction does not apply to "Administrator" or "Power User" groups of users). In Group Policy Object Editor, go to User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Control Panel -> Printers. The policy is automatically set to Enabled and the Users can only Point and Print to machines in their Forest . You probably need to change it to Disabled or Users can only Point and Print to these servers to make driver downloads from Samba possible. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba