Any pointers for setting up a printer via ldp? I have no need to lock down the printer, I'll be glad to give read, write access to guests as long as the damn thing works! How can I set that up? My current smb.conf doesn't have a line for users for the printer share.
Brad Campbell wrote: > > Akshay Lamba wrote: > > Yes I did. However, the admin username and password does not match the > > SMB username and password. Post connecting the printer says unable to > > authenticate. > > > > Riyaz Mirza wrote: > >> Did you login as Administrator in windows client, you need to. > >> > >> */Akshay Lamba <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:akshay%40lambaweb.com>>/* wrote: > >> > >> Hi All, > >> > >> I'm sure this has been done multitude of times, somehow I don't > >> seem to > >> be able to get it though. I have setup a print server (well basically > >> just sharing a printer) on a ubuntu box. While the printer works just > >> fine on the ubuntu machine, and I have shared it using samba (pretty > >> much just used the defaults in smb.conf). However, when I access the > >> printer from a windows client, it is able to open the share just fine > >> (post authentication), I am able to "connect" the printer to the > >> windows > >> box, however, it then gives me a authentication failure error. So a > >> print does not go through. > >> > >> Any pointers would be appreciated. > I used to have a swine of a time intermittently using SAMBA to share > printers like that. I ended up > making the print server emulate lpd and have the windows printers > configured to print to an lpd > server. All the problems just blew away. Then again, maybe you have a > good reason to do it the way > you are doing it. > > Do you *need* to lock down the printer, can you not just give > read/write guest access and remove all > authentication ? > > Brad > -- > "Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability > to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable > for their apparent disinclination to do so." -- Douglas Adams > >
