Thanks for the fast reply, but the problem is that the server is a member server in a NT4 controlled domain, there is no user root (uid=0) in the domain, if there would be a samba PDC, there should be no problem with your solution.
regards odi Am Mi, den 11.02.2004 schrieb Bertrand Maugain um 12:09: > I guess your smb.conf is correct. > > I'm using cups on freebsd. > I install cups( very easy) and I add a printer thanks to the webinterface. > I print a test page. > > After that I upload the drivers in the print$ share by a little bit tricky way. > I log to my domain with root (added with pdbedit...-u root) on my Windows 2000 > client ( It is the only case you shoul do it!!). > I browse the network, the sambaserver and go to the printers section. > I right click on the printers , and properties > I'm asked if I want to download the drivers on my client since no drivers are > installed. > You have to click "no" > Then you go the drivers section and do as if you install new drivers. You choose in > the list and it will upload the drivers on your sambaserver. > > It works fine!! > > Hope it helps > Bertrand > > -----Message d'origine----- > De : Manfred Odenstein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Envoy� : mercredi 11 f�vrier 2004 12:01 > � : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Objet : [Samba] 3.0.1-member-server-printing > > > hello list, > after successfully playing around to get a working samba > 3.0.1-PDC-LDAP-Suse9 configuration a new challenge takes place : > > scenario: > suse9 with samba 3.0.1 as a member server in a NT4 controlled domain. > winbind works as expected (thanks to documention authors). There seems > to be no problem with file sharing, ACL is working properly (I'm using > xfs filesystem). :-) > > so, now the problem : printing > > 1.) sharing the printer(s) works ok, the only problem occurs with long > and short names of Printer shares, I've named the printer queues with > short names and load all printers for sharing, then gave additional > shares with log names referencing the proper queue. My question, is this > a passable solution ?? > extract of smb.conf: > ... > [printers] > comment = All printers > printable = yes > path = /var/spool/samba > browseable = no > guest ok = yes > public = yes > read only = yes > writable = no > printer admin = @ntadmin,DOMAIN+Administrator > > [hp LaserJet 2200 Series PCL6-2] > printable = yes > path = /var/spool/samba > browseable = yes > guest ok = yes > public = yes > read only = yes > writable = no > printer name = laser2200 > printer admin = @ntadmin,DOMAIN+Administrator > ... > > > 2.) driver installation : > I've tried to install the printer drivers for clients (win9x/2000/xp) > via the APW (add printer wizard), but I've failed with "access denied". > If I changed the filesystem permissions in the [print$]-path in the way > that the DOMAIN+Administrator is allowed to create directories and > files, the driver files were copied on to the samba box. But the driver > installation failed (maybe for the default properties). > My question, are there other files where I've to change the permission > to allow DOMAIN+Administrator write access, e.g. > /var/lib/samba/ntprinters.tdb or the the subdirectory containing the > *.tdb(s) for the shared printers (e.g. /var/lib/samba/printing/hp > LaserJet 2200 Series PCL6-2.tdb) ?? > > extract of smb.file > ... > [print$] > comment = Printer Driver Download Area > path = /var/lib/samba/drivers > browsable = no > guest ok = yes > read only = yes > write list = @ntadmin,DOMAIN+Administrator,root > > > thanks in advanced > regards odi -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
