Hi list, a beginning samba user's learning experience in the audiences highly regarded interest is as follows :-) :
- Buchan's script from mandrake works pretty nicely and set me on the right path. - I even managed to put my own solution without the described trouble as well: the issue is (so below) not stating these lpq and lprm commands. stating the print command with a ending '&' gives Client resources free before ps2pdf finishes the PDF file... print command = /var/space/samba/printpdf.sh %s & thanks again florian ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > Hi list, > > I have stepped over this description for Printing from > Windows into PDF > files. > > > > > > > Also very nice PDF/Samba Howto here: > > > http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue72/bright.html > > > > The script in packaging/Mandrake/print-pdf (or something > like that) is > > IMHO a better solution. I can expand as to why if you are > interested. > > > > BTW, Mandrake 9.0 and later have a working pdf converter out-the-box > > (just need to upload a printer driver). > > > > Buchan > > > > my /etc/samba/smb.conf has this section for it (Samba 2.2.1) > > [pdf] > path = /tmp/spool > printable = yes > guest ok = yes > print command = /var/space/samba/printpdf.sh %s %J %c %z %f > lpq command = > lprm command = > > (I know the %J %c %z %f is bogus, I was trying to figure the > document name) > > Everything works fine as far as I start printing larger files - a Word > document containing 150 pages text (NO graphics!), I get only partial > results, a random part of pages of the original document. > -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
