I really love Linux and open-source and have been doing most of my work in these
environments for more than 5 years now and started working with Linux in 1993. And
things have certainly improved and changed significantly since then. But sometimes,
what you would naturally expect to be the simplest of tasks becomes a nightmare and
pain, like printing from Windows clients. For some reason this morning, after a reboot
of my main server, I cannot print from Windows. I can print directly from the server,
I can connect to CUPS Administration remotely and print a test page, I can add the
printer to a Windows machine but clicking on "Test Print" does not produce anything,
nothing goes to the printer. I could always plug it back into my Win2k Advanced Server
and would be able to print in 3-5 minutes, but I resent having to do this and refuse
(for now).
I have lost the entire morning just trying to print something that I cannot print from
a Linux box so I am sorry about the rant. It is probably better than tossing my new
$4000.00 dedicated Linux server over the balcony (16 floors up it would make a nice
explosion on the ground).
And inconsistent and illogical behavior from CUPS. Make a change in the Gnome Print
Tool and your customized cups.conf gets messed up like resetting all remote access
back to 127.0.0.1 only!!! And with the following in cupsd.conf I still get access
denied trying to access from a machine at 192.168.1.2
<Location /admin>
Order Deny,Allow
Deny From All
Allow From 192.168.1.2, 127.0.0.1, 192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0
AuthType None
</Location>
<Location /printers/Samsung>
Order Deny,Allow
Deny From All
Allow From 192.168.1.2, 127.0.0.1, 192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0
AuthType None
</Location>
<Location />
Order Deny,Allow
Deny From All
Allow From 192.168.1.2, 127.0.0.1, 192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0
AuthType None
</Location>
So I had to change the settings above to "Allow From ALL" to get the CUPS web
interface remotely. At least I can access it.
1) Printing a Test Page from the CUPS admin page works
2) Opening KDE Control Panel, Peripherials, Printers and printing a Test Page works ok.
3) "Linux Print Configuration Tool" prints Test Page ok,
4) I can also add the printer to a Windows machine, but printing a test page does
nothing?
So if you have tolerated my rant up to this point I would be greatful if anyone has a
step-by-step systematic process to follow so I can return to printing from Windows
clients to my Linux/Samba/Cups machine.
Here are my smb.conf contents:
# Samba config file created using SWAT
# from Johnny (192.168.1.2)
# Date: 2003/06/20 12:06:41
# Global parameters
[global]
workgroup = ACADEMIC
netbios name = PENGUIN
server string = Samba PDC
interfaces = 192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0 127.0.0.1
security = DOMAIN
encrypt passwords = Yes
null passwords = Yes
password server = Penguin
passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
passwd chat = *New*UNIX*password* %n\n *Retype*new*UNIX*password* %n\n
*Enter*new*UNIX*password* %n\n *Retype*new*UNIX*password* %n\n *passwd:
*all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully*
unix password sync = Yes
log level = 2
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 50
time server = Yes
socket options = TCP_NODELAY IPTOS_LOWDELAY SO_SNDBUF=8192 SO_RCVBUF=8192
printcap name = cups
add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -d /dev/null -g machines -s /bin/false -M
%u
logon script = logon.cmd
logon path = \\%L\%U\Profile
logon home = \\%L\%U logon drive = Y:
domain logons = Yes
os level = 255
preferred master = Yes
domain master = Yes
wins support = Yes
hosts allow = 127.0.0.1 192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0
printing = cups
printer name = Samsung
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
force user = root
read only = No
create mask = 0664
browseable = No
[profiles]
path = /home/%U/Profile
read only = No
create mask = 0600
directory mask = 0700
browseable = No
[netlogon]
comment = Network Logon Service
path = /home/netlogon
write list = stork root Administrator
browseable = No
[Printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /tmp
guest ok = Yes
printable = Yes
browseable = No
[Shared]
comment = Shared
path = /mnt/Shared
force user = root
force group = stork
read only = No
create mask = 0664
guest ok = Yes
[Jaz]
comment = Jaz
path = /mnt/Jaz
valid users = stork root Administrator
force user = root
force group = stork
read only = No
create mask = 0664
guest ok = Yes
[Samsung]
comment = Samsung ML-1450
path = /tmp
read only = No
guest ok = Yes
printable = Yes
oplocks = No
Off to the gym now to vent some steam......
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