[plug] Samba printing problems

[Paul Tsang]

Don't have a solution, but I had/still have the same problems , similar to
you described.  I did a re-install of redhat5.2 over a redhat 5.2
installation.
...so you're not the only one.:)
My smb.conf and printcap files were similar to yours, and my windows
machines can see the printer ok.  I was although getting something in the
queue for the printer (/var/spool/samba).  It just wasn't printing from that
queue  - there was a file in the directory but nothing showed why I did a
lpq.   Is it possible its a permissions problem for the directory or
something???


-Paul

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-plug at linux.org.au [mailto:owner-plug at linux.org.au]On Behalf
> Of Michael Hunt
> Sent: Thursday, 13 May 1999 5:16
> To: PLUG Mailing List
> Subject: [plug] Samba printing problems
>
>
> As per my previous e-mail I just completed an upgrade to my box
> (RedHat 6.0
> from 5.2 Clean new install) but have since discovered samba printing is
> broken (Linux printing is working great). I set-up a new printer and also
> copied my old smb.conf file into /etc (I was running samba 2.0.3 on my 5.2
> box which is the same version included in 6.0), but everytime I send a job
> to the printer it just seems to disappear. (No response from the
> printer and
> no job in the queue.
>
> I went searching on samba.org and found the following link to a samba util
> called testprns (see
> http://au1.samba.org/samba/docs/man/testprns.1.html for
> info).  It appears that if I run testprns with the location of
> the printcap
> file specified, testprns returns saying the name is valid. If I do it
> without the printcap file location not specified it says the name
> could not
> be found (see output below).
>
> # testprns lphpdj01 /etc/printcap
>   Looking for printer lphpdj01 in printcap file /etc/printcap
>   Printer name lphpdj01 is valid.
> # testprns lphpdj01
>   Looking for printer lphpdj01 in printcap file lpstat
>   sh: /usr/bin/lpstat: No such file or directory
>   Printer name lphpdj01 is not valid.
>
> There is no info in the test.log debug file that gets created
> after running
> testprns
>
> My questions are:
>
> 1. What is this lpstat file ?
> 2. If I copy my current printcap file to this location and rename lpstat
> does anyone see any foreseeable future problems ?
>
> I haven't given this a try yet as the machine is at home and I don't even
> know if I am on the right track, but I am hoping someone has come across
> this already. (Seems to me to be a big hole if it is RedHat's fault. I'd
> hate to be at a clients site and this happen on a critical server if that
> was the case).  Any help would be appreciated.
>
>
> *********************************************
> **** Previous message for reference only ****
> *********************************************
>
>
> The only issue I have know is getting samba printing to work under RH 6.0.
> Basically I rebuilt my machine from scratch (keeping copies of important
> files on another disk). I then recopied my smb.conf across and
> set-up a new
> printcap file. The only change was that my new printcap file
> pointed to lp0
> rather than lp1 (I believe this is because of kernel changes that make
> things more tidy/consistent).  I can print both ascii and postscript tests
> from the print config tool on the Linux box but when I try to do the same
> thing from the windows box the job just disappears and I get no response
> from the printer.  I have included a copy of my printcap file and relevant
> detail from smb.conf though they look correct to me.
>
> Am I missing something obvious here ???? Any help would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> /etc/printcap
>
> #
> # Please don't edit this file directly unless you know what you are doing!
> # Be warned that the control-panel printtool requires a very
> strict format!
> # Look at the printcap(5) man page for more info.
> #
> # This file can be edited with the printtool in the control-panel.
>
> ##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL cdj550 300x300 a4 {} DeskJet550 3 {}
> lphpdj01:\
> 	:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lphpdj01:\
> 	:mx#0:\
> 	:sh:\
> 	:lp=/dev/lp0:\
> 	:if=/var/spool/lpd/lphpdj01/filter:
>
> /etc/smb.conf <snipped relevant sections>
>
> # Samba config file created using SWAT
> # from
> # Date: 1999/05/08 10:36:22
>
> # Global parameters
> 	workgroup = HOMENET
> 	server string = HOMENET Server
> 	encrypt passwords = Yes
> 	password level = 2
> 	log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
> 	max log size = 50
> 	read prediction = Yes
> 	socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_KEEPALIVE SO_SNDBUF=4096
> SO_RCVBUF=4096
> 	logon script = scripts\standard.bat
> 	domain logons = Yes
> 	os level = 65
> 	preferred master = Yes
> 	domain master = Yes
> 	wins support = Yes
> 	hosts allow = localhost, 192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0
> 	hosts deny = *.*.*.*
>
> [printers]
> 	comment = All Printers
> 	path = /var/spool/samba
> 	print ok = Yes
> 	browseable = No
>
> [lphpdj01]
> 	comment = My Deskjet Printer
> 	path = /var/spool/samba
> 	read only = No
> 	print ok = Yes
> 	printer name = lphpdj01
> 	oplocks = No
> 	share modes = No
>
>
>