we're using samba 2.2.9 as PDC. (w2k/wxp as clients) following strange lines i found in smbd.log: ... smbd/service.c:make_connection(252) notebook01 (192.168.10.29) could'nt find service lpb8-a4-ra the strange thing is: the service is named "lpb8-a4-raw" also the same with the other printers: service "hpusb" -> "hpus" service "pdfplotter" -> "pdfplotte" service "pdfprinter" -> "pdfprinte" samba is reading the services from etc/printcap. etc/printcap: ==================================================================hpusb|lp1|hpusb|hpusb:\ :lp=/dev/usblp0:\ :sd=/var/spool/lpd/cdj970-a4-raw-hp970:\ :lf=/var/spool/lpd/cdj970-a4-raw-hp970/log:\ :af=/var/spool/lpd/cdj970-a4-raw-hp970/acct:\ :la@:mx#0:\ :tr=:cl:sh:sf: canon|lp2|lbp8-a4-raw|lbp8 a4 raw:\ :lp=/dev/lp0:\ :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lbp8-a4-raw:\ :lf=/var/spool/lpd/lbp8-a4-raw/log:\ :af=/var/spool/lpd/lbp8-a4-raw/acct:\ :la@:mx#0:\ :tr=:cl:sh:sf: ==================================================================relevant parts of smb.conf: ================================================================== ... printing = lprng printcap name = /etc/printcap load printers = yes ... [printers] printer admin = @edv comment = All Printers browseable = no printable = yes public = yes read only = no create mode = 0666 path = /tmp use client driver = yes [pdfprinter] printer admin = @edv comment = Drucker fuer PDF files browsable = yes path = /tmp printable = yes writable = no guest ok = yes force user = nobody print command = /var/kwnet/pdf/pdfprint %s %U lpq command lprm command use client driver = yes [pdfplotter] printer admin = @edv comment = Plotter fuer PDF files browsable = yes path = /tmp printable = yes writable = no guest ok = yes force user = nobody print command = /var/kwnet/pdf/pdfprint %s %U lpq command lprm command use client driver = yes