The Unix print spools are cni-hp-8150 and the like, letters, numbers, and
dashes. The printcap file is /etc/printers.conf:
lauterbur{75}# more /etc/printers.conf
#
# If you hand edit this file, comments and structure may change.
# The preferred method of modifying this file is through the use of
# lpset(1M)
#
cni-hp-8150:\
:bsdaddr=lauterbur,cni-hp-8150,Solaris:\
:description=HP 8150 in the MRI Control Room:
cni-hp-2200:\
:bsdaddr=lauterbur,cni-hp-2200,Solaris:\
:description=HP 2200 in the Image Analysis Room:
cni-oki-c7400:\
:bsdaddr=lauterbur,cni-oki-c7400,Solaris:\
:description=Oki Color Printer:
cni-hp-4500:\
:bsdaddr=lauterbur,cni-hp-4500,Solaris:\
:description=HP 4500 in the MR Control Room:
lauterbur{76}#
I think the fancy names presented by Samba come from the actual driver
files, perhaps some .inf file. Adding sections to smb.conf for each
printer did not improve the situation, I still have clients who can, after
waiting minutes, obtain a Properties dialog for some printers, but not
others. Other clients go off forever, permitting me to restart
explorer.exe if I need to get rid of those windows.
For now, I am turning off everything related to printing in Samba - the
users are beginning to contemplate what it would be like to print their
documents again - and going with locally installed printers. Installing
drivers on each of 20 workstations beats the headache I have now.
Cheers,
Chuck
At 06:09 AM 6/2/2005, Paul Gienger wrote:
> [2005/06/01 17:15:17, 3] smbd/service.c:find_service(164)
> checking whether HP Color LaserJet 4500 PCL 6 is a valid printer
> name...
> [2005/06/01 17:15:17, 3] smbd/service.c:find_service(174)
> HP Color LaserJet 4500 PCL 6 is not a valid printer name
> [2005/06/01 17:15:17, 3] smbd/service.c:find_service(211)
> find_service() failed to find service HP Color LaserJet 4500 PCL 6
> [2005/06/01 17:15:17, 10] printing/nt_printing.c:get_a_printer(4095)
> get_a_printer: [printers] level 2
What is the name of your printer spool on the unix side? Perhaps something
without spaces? What would happen if you renamed your printer to not have
spaces, like hp4500? I don't know if it applies currently but there are
some references on the web to the 2.2 series that cannot handle spaces in
printer names.
Chuck Theobald
System Administrator
The Robert and Beverly Lewis Center for Neuroimaging
University of Oregon
P: 541-346-0343
F: 541-346-0345
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