Re: Samba cannot print

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From: Fulton B. Gonzalez
Date: Thu, 03 Jun 1999 00:00

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On Tue, 01 Jun 1999, �˼��H wrote:
>I setup samba 2.0.4 in Redhat 6.0. A HP 6P is connected to it. I can print
>ascii and postcript(using ghostscript) in the linux box. However, I cannot
>print from Windows client though I can mount the home directory and other
>shares. The print job sent to the queue and disappears afterward but the LED
>in my printer do not blink!!! I find nothing in /var/spoold/samba. My
>smb.conf is as follows. Can anyone help?
>
># Global parameters
>[global]
> workgroup = NEWBRIGHT.COM
> netbios name = NBMAIL
> server string = Samba Server
> log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
> max log size = 50
> socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
> printcap name = /etc/printcap
> local master = No
> dns proxy = No
> wins server = 202.232.1.254
>
>[homes]
> comment = Home Directories
> read only = No
> browseable = No
>
>[printers]
> comment = All Printers
> path = /var/spool/samba
> print ok = Yes
> browseable = No
>
>[_source]
> path = /_source
> write list = fred, bill

I solved this problem by un-commenting "printing=bsd" is the global parameters
section of smb.conf; and adding the line (this is from memory) "print command
= lpr -P %p %s" to the printers section.

Fulton B. Gonzalez
Department of Mathematics
Tufts University

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From: Fulton B. Gonzalez <fgonzale@emerald.tufts.edu>
Subject: Re: Samba cannot print
Date: 1999/06/03
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