samba - May 2006 - Problem with adding printer drivers in Windows XP

I know this question has been asked quite a few times from the archive, 
but nothing in the previous posts seems to help my setup. I currently 
have samba 3.0.21c running on Slackware with CUPS as the printing 
conduit. It's setup as a PDC as can be seen from the smb.conf file 
below. I cannot, no matter what I've tried, get the server to allow me 
to add printer drivers to a printer through the printer properties 
dialog box. I've given myself the SePrintOperatorPrivilege rights but 
that didn't work. I tried putting the 'printer admin' directive in
the
smb.conf file and that didn't work; I know it's deprecated but thought 
I'd try anyway. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated as I've 
been on IRC several times trying to figure this out with no success. 
I've also tried logging in as 'root' and 'administrator'
neither of
which work; my /etc/samba/smbusers contains a line: 'root =
Administrator'.

Configuration files are attached. If any other information is needed I 
will gladly supply it.

Thank you.

Tom

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# Global parameters
[global]
	workgroup = SAVAGEPHP
	netbios name = nightwolf
	passdb backend = tdbsam
	passdb expand explicit = no
	enable privileges = Yes
	pam password change = Yes
	passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
	passwd chat = *New*Password* %n\n *Re-enter*new*password*%n\n
*Password*changed*
	username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
	log level = 5
	syslog = 0
	log file = /var/log/samba/%m
	max log size = 0
	smb ports = 139 445
	name resolve order = wins bcast hosts
	printcap name = CUPS
	show add printer wizard = No
	add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -m '%u'
	delete user script = /usr/sbin/userdel -r '%u'
	add group script = /usr/sbin/groupadd '%g'
	delete group script = /usr/sbin/groupdel '%g'
	add user to group script = /usr/bin/gpasswd -a '%u' '%g'
	delete user from group script = /usr/bin/gpasswd -d '%u' '%g'
	add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -s /bin/false -d /tmp '%u'
	shutdown script = /var/lib/samba/scripts/shutdown.sh
	abort shutdown script = /sbin/shutdown -c
	logon script = scripts\logon.bat
	logon path = \\%L\profiles\%U
	logon drive = H:
	logon home = \\%L\%U
	domain logons = Yes
	preferred master = Yes
	domain master = Yes
	wins support = Yes
	utmp = Yes
	map acl inherit = Yes
	veto files = /*.eml/*.nws/*.{*}/
	veto oplock files = /*.doc/*.xls/*.mdb/

[Printers]
	comment = SMB Print Spool
	path = /var/spool/samba
	guest ok = Yes
	printable = Yes
	use client driver = Yes
	default devmode = Yes
	browseable = No

[print$]
	comment = Printer Drivers
	path = /var/lib/samba/drivers
	browseable = yes
	guest ok = no
	read only = yes
	write list = root, tom

[Apps]
	comment = Application Files
	path = /apps
	admin users = tom
	read only = No

[Homes]
	comment = Home Directories
	valid users = %S
	read only = No
	browseable = No

[netlogon]
	comment = Network Logon Service
	path = /var/lib/samba/netlogon
	guest ok = Yes
	locking = No

[profiles]
	comment = Profile Share
	path = /var/lib/samba/profiles
	read only = No
	profile acls = Yes

[Webroot]
	comment = Webroot
	path = /var/www
	read only = no
	admin users = tom

[Accounts]
	comment = Accounting Files
	path = /data/accounts
	read only = No

[Engineer]
	comment = Engineering Files
	path = /data/engineer
	read only = No
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#### # User mapping file ####
# File Format
# -----------
# Unix_ID = Windows_ID
#
# Examples:
# root = Administrator
# janes = "Jane Smith"
# jimbo = Jim Bones
#
# Note: If the name contains a space it must be double quoted.
# In the example above the name 'jimbo' will be mapped to Windows
# user names 'Jim' and 'Bones' because the space was not quoted.
#######################################################################

root = Administrator

####
# End of File
####

I had a similar situation.  I ended up using the smbclient to pull the
drivers over from NT, then used the rpclient to add and set the drivers.
Instructions on this are in the samba doc link below.  Also try adding the
domain name to your 'root=administrator' user map.

http://us4.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/classicalprinting
.html

Kirk

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom" <savagephp@gmail.com>
To: <samba@lists.samba.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 11:20 AM
Subject: [Samba] Problem with adding printer drivers in Windows XP

> I know this question has been asked quite a few times from the archive,
> but nothing in the previous posts seems to help my setup. I currently
> have samba 3.0.21c running on Slackware with CUPS as the printing
> conduit. It's setup as a PDC as can be seen from the smb.conf file
> below. I cannot, no matter what I've tried, get the server to allow me
> to add printer drivers to a printer through the printer properties
> dialog box. I've given myself the SePrintOperatorPrivilege rights but
> that didn't work. I tried putting the 'printer admin' directive
in the
> smb.conf file and that didn't work; I know it's deprecated but
thought
> I'd try anyway. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated as
I've
> been on IRC several times trying to figure this out with no success.
> I've also tried logging in as 'root' and
'administrator' neither of
> which work; my /etc/samba/smbusers contains a line: 'root
Administrator'.
>
> Configuration files are attached. If any other information is needed I
> will gladly supply it.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Tom
>
>

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----

> # Global parameters
> [global]
> workgroup = SAVAGEPHP
> netbios name = nightwolf
> passdb backend = tdbsam
> passdb expand explicit = no
> enable privileges = Yes
> pam password change = Yes
> passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
> passwd chat = *New*Password* %n\n *Re-enter*new*password*%n\n
*Password*changed*
> username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
> log level = 5
> syslog = 0
> log file = /var/log/samba/%m
> max log size = 0
> smb ports = 139 445
> name resolve order = wins bcast hosts
> printcap name = CUPS
> show add printer wizard = No
> add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -m '%u'
> delete user script = /usr/sbin/userdel -r '%u'
> add group script = /usr/sbin/groupadd '%g'
> delete group script = /usr/sbin/groupdel '%g'
> add user to group script = /usr/bin/gpasswd -a '%u' '%g'
> delete user from group script = /usr/bin/gpasswd -d '%u'
'%g'
> add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -s /bin/false -d /tmp '%u'
> shutdown script = /var/lib/samba/scripts/shutdown.sh
> abort shutdown script = /sbin/shutdown -c
> logon script = scripts\logon.bat
> logon path = \\%L\profiles\%U
> logon drive = H:
> logon home = \\%L\%U
> domain logons = Yes
> preferred master = Yes
> domain master = Yes
> wins support = Yes
> utmp = Yes
> map acl inherit = Yes
> veto files = /*.eml/*.nws/*.{*}/
> veto oplock files = /*.doc/*.xls/*.mdb/
>
> [Printers]
> comment = SMB Print Spool
> path = /var/spool/samba
> guest ok = Yes
> printable = Yes
> use client driver = Yes
> default devmode = Yes
> browseable = No
>
> [print$]
> comment = Printer Drivers
> path = /var/lib/samba/drivers
> browseable = yes
> guest ok = no
> read only = yes
> write list = root, tom
>
> [Apps]
> comment = Application Files
> path = /apps
> admin users = tom
> read only = No
>
> [Homes]
> comment = Home Directories
> valid users = %S
> read only = No
> browseable = No
>
> [netlogon]
> comment = Network Logon Service
> path = /var/lib/samba/netlogon
> guest ok = Yes
> locking = No
>
> [profiles]
> comment = Profile Share
> path = /var/lib/samba/profiles
> read only = No
> profile acls = Yes
>
> [Webroot]
> comment = Webroot
> path = /var/www
> read only = no
> admin users = tom
>
> [Accounts]
> comment = Accounting Files
> path = /data/accounts
> read only = No
>
> [Engineer]
> comment = Engineering Files
> path = /data/engineer
> read only = No
>

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----

> #### # User mapping file ####
> # File Format
> # -----------
> # Unix_ID = Windows_ID
> #
> # Examples:
> # root = Administrator
> # janes = "Jane Smith"
> # jimbo = Jim Bones
> #
> # Note: If the name contains a space it must be double quoted.
> # In the example above the name 'jimbo' will be mapped to Windows
> # user names 'Jim' and 'Bones' because the space was not
quoted.
> #######################################################################
>
> root = Administrator
>
> ####
> # End of File
> ####
>

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Hi Tom!

You need appropriate rights on the windows- and the unix-side.

To find out, if you're facing a problem with the unix-rights
(which is often the problem), you could try this:

1. Log in directly to the drivers share and
create or delete some files in the W32X86 directory.

On Windows:
start -> execute -> \\nightwolf\print$

On Linux:
smbclient \\\\nightwolf\\print$ -U 'administrator%password'

If this succeeds ... you should be able to add drivers, too.

2. Find out on the samba server which unix-user-id is used by the smbd:

 > smbstatus
Samba version 3.0.20b
PID     Username      Group         Machine
-------------------------------------------------------------------
14293   SAVAGEPHP\administrator  SAVAGEPHP\dom?nen-benutzer  martin 
   (192.168.3.74)

Service      pid     machine       Connected at
-------------------------------------------------------
print$       14293   martin        Thu May 11 08:41:56 2006

3. Become this user on the samba server (as root):

 > su SAVAGEPHP\\administrator
 > cd /var/lib/samba/drivers/W32x86
 > mkdir xxx

4. If you have a "unix-rights-problem" this does not succeed.
Check your directory settings (also have a look at the "W32X86/2" and 
"W32X86/3" directory.

Hope that helps

~ Martin

Tom wrote:
> I know this question has been asked quite a few times from the archive, 
> but nothing in the previous posts seems to help my setup. I currently 
> have samba 3.0.21c running on Slackware with CUPS as the printing 
> conduit. It's setup as a PDC as can be seen from the smb.conf file 
> below. I cannot, no matter what I've tried, get the server to allow me 
> to add printer drivers to a printer through the printer properties 
> dialog box. I've given myself the SePrintOperatorPrivilege rights but 
> that didn't work. I tried putting the 'printer admin' directive
in the
> smb.conf file and that didn't work; I know it's deprecated but
thought
> I'd try anyway. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated as
I've
> been on IRC several times trying to figure this out with no success. 
> I've also tried logging in as 'root' and
'administrator' neither of
> which work; my /etc/samba/smbusers contains a line: 'root =
Administrator'.
> 
> Configuration files are attached. If any other information is needed I 
> will gladly supply it.
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> Tom
> 


-- 
Martin Zielinski             mz@seh.de
Software Development
SEH Computertechnik GmbH     www.seh.de