[linux-help] Re: samba printing

["Jonathan Hall" <flimzy@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Did you run smbpasswd to create the appropriate Samba user?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Vian" <jvian10@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <linux-help@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 12:42 AM
Subject: [linux-help] samba printing


> 
> I seem to have a little trouble setting up samba to allow my windows pc 
> to print to the printer on linux.
> 
> So far I have tried everything I have found in the samba distribution 
> and on a google search to no avail.
> 
> I am running RedHat 7.3, and have samba installed and active.
> The printer on this machine works well, and I have been able to print 
> from linux on another server to this one with no problem.
> 
> PROBLEM
>  From the windows workstation I can browse the workgroup and see the 
> Linux host, but when I try to configure the shared printer or just 
> browse for shares available on that host it askes for a password and 
> will not authenticate.
> 
> CONFIGURATION
> On the linux server I have a user with the same name as I have logged 
> into the Windows box, and have set the password for that user 
> appropriately.
> 
> Using "smbclient -L hostname" I can see all the printers defined as 
> shares from the Linux machine.
> I have one for local printing, one as a raw spool for use in printing 
> from Windows, and another that is a network printer on a different Linux 
> host.
> 
> QUESTION
> Does anyone have any tips or pointers that will help identify the 
> problem with not being able to connect from the Windows workstation to 
> this printer??
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Jeff Vian
> jvian10@xxxxxxxxxxx
> 
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