Hello there. I have a network with 35 new Windows 7 (64 bit) PCs that should connect to printers via a cups/samba server. I want them to use their own windows drivers, and I want these to be installed automatically from print$ when they first connect.
I'm trying to install the drivers from the clients as described here: http://samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/classicalprinting.html#id2627720 It looks like I have configured everything according to docs, but when I connect to the samba server from windows explorer there is no "Printers and faxes" icon, just the printers that are picked up from the cups configuration. Hence I cannot get into the Properties->Advanced window as suggested by the samba docs. If I do it from an XP client instead, it seems to be working as it should. I get the Printers and faxes folder, and I can select Properties->advanced when right clicking on the printers. Which again gives me the opportunity to install drivers, but not 64 bit drivers, as my xp installation is 32 bits. So I should probably connect from a 64 bits client for that. Does anyone have a suggestion to what might be wrong? Isn't this method of doing it appropriate for windows 7, or is there something I've done wrong? Please see my configuration file below. Btw, I've tried logging in with both root and another printadmin, and I've set up the clint with a root account as well. smb.conf: [global] netbios name = odin server string = "" workgroup = workgroup security = user wins support = yes encrypt passwords = true local master = yes os level = 255 preferred master = yes hide dot files = yes invalid users = bin,sys strict locking = yes oplocks = yes client lanman auth = yes load printers = yes printing = cups printcap = cups [printers] comment = All Printers path = /var/spool/samba browseable = no guest ok = yes writable = no printable = yes printer admin = root, @ntadmins, @smbprintadm # use client driver = Yes [print$] comment = Printer Drivers path = /usr/share/cups/drivers #browseable = yes #guest ok = no #read only = yes write list = root, larsekol And yes, I seem to have full permissions with the root user. Thanks in advance for any suggestion, this is really bugging me. Lars Erik -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
