[linux-help] Re: samba printing

[Thomas Wallis <wallis@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 1 Sep 2002, Jeff Vian wrote:

>
> 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.

        Dear Jeff:

        I use the following in my smb.conf file for Windows-to-LINUX
printing:

[printers]
   comment = All Printers
   browseable = yes
   path = /tmp
   printable = yes
   public = yes
   guest ok=yes
   writable = no
   use client driver =yes
   create mode = 0700

(more-or-less stock Debian 3.0) .

                        Hope this helps,

                                T W
>
> 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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