Hi, I hope the title is understandable? We have several Samba file shares set up on AIX 4.3.3 boxes and there are only file shares, no printers are defined at all. The files shares work great. However, when users browse the Entire Network in Windows Explorer (from XP Pro clients) it shows a printers and faxes folder on each Server. As there are no printers on these servers is there a way to stop it showing this empty printer folder? Also, if a user goes to add a printer to their workstation, when browsing for printers it seems to take ages. Whilst searching the web for a solution found the following: http://channels.lockergnome.com/it/archives/20041220_an_introduction_to_ samba_for_the_windows_administrator.phtml Where it states: "The Printers folder will appear even if you have no printers installed on your Samba server." Is there a way round this? Thanks Neil. http://www.bbc.co.uk/ This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain personal views which are not the views of the BBC unless specifically stated. If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system. Do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in reliance on it and notify the sender immediately. Please note that the BBC monitors e-mails sent or received. Further communication will signify your consent to this.
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Neil Loffhagen wrote: | Where it states: "The Printers folder will appear even | if you have no printers installed on your Samba server." | | Is there a way round this? set 'disable spoolss = yes' in [global] cheers, jerry ====================================================================Alleviating the pain of Windows(tm) ------- http://www.samba.org GnuPG Key ----- http://www.plainjoe.org/gpg_public.asc "I never saved anything for the swim back." Ethan Hawk in Gattaca -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFC3PxsIR7qMdg1EfYRApFVAKDBUL/mK4pm9ch8rQGUMtrtW/L/WQCgv5R9 bS9X1M4fT2fWujMx09GWM1w=NvGU -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
That works great. Thanks. Neil. -----Original Message----- From: Gerald (Jerry) Carter [mailto:jerry@samba.org] Sent: 19 July 2005 14:13 To: Neil Loffhagen Cc: samba@lists.samba.org Subject: Re: [Samba] Hiding not defined Printer Share -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Neil Loffhagen wrote: | Where it states: "The Printers folder will appear even if you have no | printers installed on your Samba server." | | Is there a way round this? set 'disable spoolss = yes' in [global] cheers, jerry ====================================================================Alleviating the pain of Windows(tm) ------- http://www.samba.org GnuPG Key ----- http://www.plainjoe.org/gpg_public.asc "I never saved anything for the swim back." Ethan Hawk in Gattaca -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFC3PxsIR7qMdg1EfYRApFVAKDBUL/mK4pm9ch8rQGUMtrtW/L/WQCgv5R9 bS9X1M4fT2fWujMx09GWM1w=NvGU -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- http://www.bbc.co.uk/ This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain personal views which are not the views of the BBC unless specifically stated. If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system. Do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in reliance on it and notify the sender immediately. Please note that the BBC monitors e-mails sent or received. Further communication will signify your consent to this.