Hi all, Hoping some one can help me out here. I have a 2200dn laser printer working on a centos 5 server (using webmin for configuration). I have added it via webmin as a samba printer share with permissions to my account. Security is set to "user level" not "share level" (the default). I can access my samba shares fine, download and upload to them. I can also see the printer, but what i cannot do is print. When i try and add the printer via my general PCL5 drivers it asks me for a username and password. I am currently logged into the computer so i would of thought it didn't need it and i cannot enter in the username or password because i am already logged in. I cannot figure out if it is possible to have the samba server share my printer by default to everyone with any security level yet not open up my shares to everyone. Cheers Scott
So, unless you are using windows 2k or older, is there really a point to installing the printer via //server/hplj2200 ? Just use the windows[XP|Vista|7] printer wizard dialog and add a network printer. At that point you can use the url which if the name is the same, would be http://server:631/printers/hplj2200. If you are the only one doing this, then it'll be fine. You'll need to have the drivers handy though. And you can lock CUPS down via client IP, or client username, or it can depend on SAMBA auth as well. If you still want to use SAMBA for printing, take a look at groups. As I recall you can specify which users & which groups can read/write/see/whatever the printer much the same as you can for regular shares. I think there's a PrinterAdmins group that you'll need to setup if you want to push a driver to the printer. Good luck! Jack Scott Marshall wrote:> Hi all, > > Hoping some one can help me out here. > > I have a 2200dn laser printer working on a centos 5 server (using webmin for > configuration). > > I have added it via webmin as a samba printer share with permissions to my > account. > > Security is set to "user level" not "share level" (the default). > > I can access my samba shares fine, download and upload to them. > > I can also see the printer, but what i cannot do is print. > > When i try and add the printer via my general PCL5 drivers it asks me for a > username and password. I am currently logged into the computer so i would of > thought it didn't need it and i cannot enter in the username or password > because i am already logged in. > > I cannot figure out if it is possible to have the samba server share my > printer by default to everyone with any security level yet not open up my > shares to everyone. > > > Cheers > Scott >
First off, please reply to the list.
Okay, so you'll need to make sure that your cups.conf is setup to not
listen only to localhost. you'll several sections on making cups listen
to what port and which IP... you'll see "Listen localhost:631"
near the
top of your cups.conf file which is in /etc/cups (on several distros
anyway), edit that to match your IP. Cups.org has tons of info how to
do this.
As to the groups and such that I'm talking about...
Here's what i have setup for our outfit:
[printers]
comment = Cupsys based printer
path = /var/spool/samba
create mask = 0700
guest ok = Yes
printable = Yes
browseable = No
[print$]
comment = Printer Drivers
path = /var/lib/samba/KRH_drivers
valid users = @wheel, jax, admincis
force user = nobody
force group = nogroup
read only = No
So, as you can see, I've got it set so that anyone can print, but that
only admins and myself can update/change drivers. Makes it easy and
keeps the general users away from the drivers.
I'd suggest you put a valid users = scott in your [printers] section and
make sure that your windows username/password matches the
username/password in your linux setup. Make sure that you create the
same user with smbpasswd as well. you can sync those together pretty
easily. I'm pretty sure you can also limit by IP if you like:
hosts deny = 10.17.1.0/24, 10.6.27.5
or whatever ... Hopefully this helps.
Jack
Scott Marshall wrote:> I tried the address you stated (editing it where needed). It didnt
> seem to work for me.
>
> Is there some thing i should be doing to activate/get this address to
> work?
>
> As for samba, the printer is under the right group and i have
> installed the drivers manually on the machines yet i still cannot print.
>
>
> Cheers for the help
> Scott
>
> On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 7:23 AM, Jack Downes <jax at nwmt.us
> <mailto:jax at nwmt.us>> wrote:
>
> So, unless you are using windows 2k or older, is there really a
> point to
> installing the printer via //server/hplj2200 ?
>
> Just use the windows[XP|Vista|7] printer wizard dialog and add a
> network
> printer. At that point you can use the url which if the name is the
> same, would be http://server:631/printers/hplj2200. If you are
> the only
> one doing this, then it'll be fine. You'll need to have the
drivers
> handy though. And you can lock CUPS down via client IP, or client
> username, or it can depend on SAMBA auth as well.
>
> If you still want to use SAMBA for printing, take a look at
> groups. As
> I recall you can specify which users & which groups can
> read/write/see/whatever the printer much the same as you can for
> regular
> shares. I think there's a PrinterAdmins group that you'll need
to
> setup
> if you want to push a driver to the printer.
>
> Good luck!
> Jack
>
> Scott Marshall wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Hoping some one can help me out here.
> >
> > I have a 2200dn laser printer working on a centos 5 server
> (using webmin for
> > configuration).
> >
> > I have added it via webmin as a samba printer share with
> permissions to my
> > account.
> >
> > Security is set to "user level" not "share
level" (the default).
> >
> > I can access my samba shares fine, download and upload to them.
> >
> > I can also see the printer, but what i cannot do is print.
> >
> > When i try and add the printer via my general PCL5 drivers it
> asks me for a
> > username and password. I am currently logged into the computer
> so i would of
> > thought it didn't need it and i cannot enter in the username
or
> password
> > because i am already logged in.
> >
> > I cannot figure out if it is possible to have the samba server
> share my
> > printer by default to everyone with any security level yet not
> open up my
> > shares to everyone.
> >
> >
> > Cheers
> > Scott
> >
>
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When i go to http://192.168.1.1:631/ i get a 403. Any idea's? Ive changed the localhost to the ip of the server (.1 as above). On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 10:03 PM, Scott Marshall <s.dwag.nz at gmail.com>wrote:> Sorry about that, used gmal's reply without thinking. > > > On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 8:42 PM, Jack Downes <jax at nwmt.us> wrote: > >> First off, please reply to the list. >> >> Okay, so you'll need to make sure that your cups.conf is setup to not >> listen only to localhost. you'll several sections on making cups listen >> to what port and which IP... you'll see "Listen localhost:631" near the >> top of your cups.conf file which is in /etc/cups (on several distros >> anyway), edit that to match your IP. Cups.org has tons of info how to >> do this. >> >> As to the groups and such that I'm talking about... >> Here's what i have setup for our outfit: >> [printers] >> comment = Cupsys based printer >> path = /var/spool/samba >> create mask = 0700 >> guest ok = Yes >> printable = Yes >> browseable = No >> >> [print$] >> comment = Printer Drivers >> path = /var/lib/samba/KRH_drivers >> valid users = @wheel, jax, admincis >> force user = nobody >> force group = nogroup >> read only = No >> >> So, as you can see, I've got it set so that anyone can print, but that >> only admins and myself can update/change drivers. Makes it easy and >> keeps the general users away from the drivers. >> >> I'd suggest you put a valid users = scott in your [printers] section and >> make sure that your windows username/password matches the >> username/password in your linux setup. Make sure that you create the >> same user with smbpasswd as well. you can sync those together pretty >> easily. I'm pretty sure you can also limit by IP if you like: >> hosts deny = 10.17.1.0/24, 10.6.27.5 >> >> or whatever ... Hopefully this helps. >> >> Jack >> >> Scott Marshall wrote: >> > I tried the address you stated (editing it where needed). It didnt >> > seem to work for me. >> > >> > Is there some thing i should be doing to activate/get this address to >> > work? >> > >> > As for samba, the printer is under the right group and i have >> > installed the drivers manually on the machines yet i still cannot print. >> > >> > >> > Cheers for the help >> > Scott >> > >> > On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 7:23 AM, Jack Downes <jax at nwmt.us >> > <mailto:jax at nwmt.us>> wrote: >> > >> > So, unless you are using windows 2k or older, is there really a >> > point to >> > installing the printer via //server/hplj2200 ? >> > >> > Just use the windows[XP|Vista|7] printer wizard dialog and add a >> > network >> > printer. At that point you can use the url which if the name is the >> > same, would be http://server:631/printers/hplj2200. If you are >> > the only >> > one doing this, then it'll be fine. You'll need to have the drivers >> > handy though. And you can lock CUPS down via client IP, or client >> > username, or it can depend on SAMBA auth as well. >> > >> > If you still want to use SAMBA for printing, take a look at >> > groups. As >> > I recall you can specify which users & which groups can >> > read/write/see/whatever the printer much the same as you can for >> > regular >> > shares. I think there's a PrinterAdmins group that you'll need to >> > setup >> > if you want to push a driver to the printer. >> > >> > Good luck! >> > Jack >> > >> > Scott Marshall wrote: >> > > Hi all, >> > > >> > > Hoping some one can help me out here. >> > > >> > > I have a 2200dn laser printer working on a centos 5 server >> > (using webmin for >> > > configuration). >> > > >> > > I have added it via webmin as a samba printer share with >> > permissions to my >> > > account. >> > > >> > > Security is set to "user level" not "share level" (the default). >> > > >> > > I can access my samba shares fine, download and upload to them. >> > > >> > > I can also see the printer, but what i cannot do is print. >> > > >> > > When i try and add the printer via my general PCL5 drivers it >> > asks me for a >> > > username and password. I am currently logged into the computer >> > so i would of >> > > thought it didn't need it and i cannot enter in the username or >> > password >> > > because i am already logged in. >> > > >> > > I cannot figure out if it is possible to have the samba server >> > share my >> > > printer by default to everyone with any security level yet not >> > open up my >> > > shares to everyone. >> > > >> > > >> > > Cheers >> > > Scott >> > > >> > >> > -- >> > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the >> > instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba >> > >> > >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the >> instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba >> > >