After searching hi and lo I came across an entry in a forum archive: http://lists.samba.org/archive/samba/2003-December/077746.html
That basically says I have to add the machine as a user to my server, add that user to a samba account and then set that user as a machine trust account in samba. Now being an infant in terms of my administration skills. I don't know if this is the only way or not..... but it works Regards, Phill -----Original Message----- From: Steve Kowalik [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, 27 March 2005 12:31 AM To: Phill Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: FW: [SLUG] Print server On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 23:52:18 +1100, Phill uttered > So, as an experiment, I deleted the printer on windows xp and tried to > re-install the printer as a new printer but the status of the printer now > is "access denied, unable to connect" > For what it's worth, my wife's Windows XP machine shows the same thing, and it prints fine. May I suggest you investigate CUPS and www.linuxprinting.org which should hopefully make your life a little easier. Cheers, -- Steve "I'm a doctor, not a doorstop" - EMH, USS Enterprise
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