Hi,
Here is a note from one of my co-workers regarding the creation of print queues
for authenticated printing to a Windows print server using SMB protocol. The
bottom line question is whether to use "-o auth-info-required" or "-o
auth-info-required=negotiate" when creating a queue.
The behavior my co-worker is seeing is strange and troubling.
Thanks for any help.
-Rick
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Hello,
The issue that occurred a month ago when I was testing the installer is back.
I'll try to be short and concise.
Some macs while printing will permanently enter a phase where it cannot print
(keeps pausing) and persists through reboots. It isn't cached or
incorrect credentials as I clear the keychain and the printer asks anyway when
printing.
This computer printed a few times yesterday with no issue. Now it pauses.
*The only way to get the job out is to map smb://files.cornell.edu and then hit
play on the printer (so it proves to be an auth issue).*
To test:
I manually added campus-bw with 'windows printer via spoolss' in the GUI.
I then used the net print installer to add campus-color
I printed to the campus-bw (the one i manually added). It asked for user/pass
and it *successfully *printed.
I printed to the campus-color (the one installed via np installer). It asked for
user/pass and it *successfully *printed.
hmmm...
*
*
*I rebooted*
Printed to the campus-color first. Asked for user/pass and then it *paused the
queue.*
Printed to the campus-bw (the one i manually added). *It printed!*
Un-paused the campus-color,*it printed!*
So...
I went into /etc/cups/printers.conf and compared the two printers.
Lo and behold there was a difference.
campus-color had AuthInfoRequired username,password (printer was added via the
installer)
campus-bw had AuthInfoRequired negotiate (printer was added manually through the
GUI)
moving on...
I went inside /Net-PrintPC Printer Installer/Contents/Resources/bin and edited
the line in***install_netprintpc_printer* to say: my $cmd = "/bin/sh -c
'/usr/sbin/lpadmin -p $queue -E -P $tmpdir/drivers/$ppd -o
auth-info-required=negotiate -v 'smb://$server/$queue'";
I then removed both printers, rebooted, and then re-added them with the modified
NetprintPC installer.
They both work now.
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