samba - Aug 2006 - Configure Printing with Samba part of W2K3 Domain

Hello!

I've read various information on the web, including the HOWTO on how to
configure Printers, but I am struggling with making my printers publicly
printable.  My samba server is joined to a W2K3 domain.  How do I
configure it to be printable by anyone, even a user/system not part of
the domain?  Here is my current config:

[printers]
        comment = All Printers
        path = /var/spool/samba
        browseable = no
# Set public = yes to allow user 'guest account' to print
        public = yes
        guest ok = yes
;       writeable = no
        printable = yes


I'm using CUPS which automatically adds the printer to Samba.  I've also
got:

[print$]
        comment = Printer Driver Download Area
        path = /etc/samba/drivers
        browseable = yes
        guest ok = yes
        read only = no


which I cannot get to work properly.  I can upload drivers, when I go
back and look at the page, it shows that the drivers are not installed.
 This is less of a problem for me now - I really just want public printing!

I'm running samba 3.0.23a, still waiting on an FC5 version of 3.0.23b
(or maybe 3.0.23c, since that's coming).

Thanks!

Nolan

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On 08/30/2006 10:46 PM, Nolan Garrett escreveu:
> Hello!
> I've read various information on the web, including the 
> HOWTO on how to configure Printers, but I am struggling
> with making my printers publicly printable.  My samba
> server is joined to a W2K3 domain.  How do I configure
> it to be printable by anyone, even a user/system not
> part of the domain?  Here is my current config:
> 
> [printers]
>         comment = All Printers
>         path = /var/spool/samba
>         browseable = no
> # Set public = yes to allow user 'guest account' to print
>         public = yes
>         guest ok = yes
> ;       writeable = no
>         printable = yes

	Are you using 'use client driver' and 'disable spoolss'
parameters? How they are configured? What testparm tells you
about them?

	Take a look at the manpage of smb.conf about these two
parameters, on our network we use both enabled and it solves
the problem with 'access denied' printers.

> I'm using CUPS which automatically adds the printer to Samba.  
> I've also got:
> 
> [print$]
>         comment = Printer Driver Download Area
>         path = /etc/samba/drivers
>         browseable = yes
>         guest ok = yes
>         read only = no
> 
> which I cannot get to work properly.  I can upload drivers, when I go
> back and look at the page, it shows that the drivers are not installed.
>  This is less of a problem for me now - I really just want public printing!
> 
	At what page? CUPS page?

	If you are speaking about CUPS it won't work that way,
it will give the drivers to the clients but it won't install
the drivers on the CUPS server.

> I'm running samba 3.0.23a, still waiting on an FC5 version of 3.0.23b
> (or maybe 3.0.23c, since that's coming).
> 
> Thanks!
> Nolan
	I hope this helps.
	Kind regards,

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Felipe Augusto van de Wiel <felipe@paranacidade.org.br>
Coordenadoria de Tecnologia da Informa??o (CTI) - SEDU/PARANACIDADE
http://www.paranacidade.org.br/           Phone: (+55 41 3350 3300)
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