rtkluttz at ngkceramics.com
2009-Nov-04 15:33 UTC
[Samba] Can't add windows printer drivers from windows
I am having trouble adding windows printer drivers to samba server. I am trying to configure a stand alone samba print server on Ubuntu karmic 64 bit server. I have cups working and have added a few printers. I can see the printers in samba and I can print to them if I add the print drivers manually, but I want my clients to just be able to add the printer and have the drivers come down automagically the same way it happens with a windows print server that I am replacing. My problem is that when I connect to the samba server from windows and right click the printer and go to the advanced screen to press the add driver button, the whole screen is greyed out. One more thing I have tested. I have even connected to \\sambaserver\print$ and verified that I have write access to the folder. So I am not sure why the advanced screen windows with the add driver button is all greyed out. My print$ section looks like this [print$] comment = Printer Drivers path = /var/lib/samba/printers browseable = yes read only = yes guest ok = yes use client driver = yes admin users = root write list = root The above is the configuration that I will likely use when the drivers are locked down AFTER I finally get them installed because the above print$ section does not allow changes to the drivers folder. The below variations to the print$ have been verified to allow me write access to print$ but even with these in place the greyed out screen remains in windows where I would add printer driver. read only = no force user = root force group = root I want the print server to accept print jobs with no authentication ever. I plan on adding print drivers to print$ then removing write access once all the drivers are added. This server ONLY hosts printers... no files so the lax security config should be fine... especially after the write capability is removed from print$. Robert PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL: This electronic message and any attachments are confidential property of the sender. The information is intended only for the use of the person to whom it was addressed. Any other interception, copying, accessing, or disclosure of this message is prohibited. The sender takes no responsibility for any unauthorized reliance on this message. If you have received this message in error, please immediately notify the sender and purge the message you received. Do not forward this message without permission.