[nflug] Samba 3 and Cups

[Cyber Source]

Justin Bennett wrote:
> no, in the smb.conf file.
>
> Justin Bennett
> Network Administrator
> Dynabrade Inc.
> Clarence, NY
> 716-631-0100
>
>
>
> Cyber Source wrote:
>> Justin Bennett wrote:
>>> ok, do you use a "printcap name ="  line when your doing cups?
>>>
>>>
>>> Justin Bennett
>>> Network Administrator
>>> Dynabrade Inc.
>>> Clarence, NY
>>> 716-631-0100
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Cyber Source wrote:
>>>> Justin Bennett wrote:
>>>>> thanks for the info. There isn't anything in the cups log, I can 
>>>>> turn the log level up. If I blow away the .tdb's will I need to 
>>>>> restart samba as well of just cups?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Justin Bennett
>>>>> Network Administrator
>>>>> Dynabrade Inc.
>>>>> Clarence, NY
>>>>> 716-631-0100
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Cyber Source wrote:
>>>>>> Justin Bennett wrote:
>>>>>>> Hey Folks,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    I just switch a server over to Redhat 3ES (was 2.1) redhat 
>>>>>>> 2.1 was using samba 2.2 and the good old LPR printing system, 
>>>>>>> Redhat 3 is samba 3 with CUPS. After a little messing around  I 
>>>>>>> got everything working pretty well, except every now and then 
>>>>>>> I'll try to print something and get an error that "can't start 
>>>>>>> print job". It will happen at different times, every 4th print, 
>>>>>>> every 20th, ect. Initially I thought I was running into the CUPS 
>>>>>>> limit for connections per host (since their all comming from 
>>>>>>> localhost via samba), I upped that to 10 million or something. 
>>>>>>> It seems to co-incide with an entries in /var/log/messges:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Permission denied-- user not allowed to delete, pause, or resume 
>>>>>>> print job. User name:xxxxxx
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This from what I gather is because I'm not listed was a printer 
>>>>>>> admin, but that's ok, I'm just printing, not deleteing or 
>>>>>>> anything.   Unless windows 2k is trying to do something in the 
>>>>>>> background with the queue. This is the first time I'm messed 
>>>>>>> with allowing windows to see the print queue. with options:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> my printers section
>>>>>>> [printers]
>>>>>>> comment = All Printers
>>>>>>> path = /var/spool/samba
>>>>>>>        print ok = yes
>>>>>>>        guest ok = no
>>>>>>>        lpq command   =      /usr/bin/lpq  -P%p
>>>>>>>        use client driver = yes
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm not sure if this is causing it, I can't restart samba at the 
>>>>>>> moment, and a pkill -HUP doesn't seem to cut it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Any one had any similar problems with cups and samba 3?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>> Justin
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>>> Justin Bennett
>>>>>>> Network Administrator
>>>>>>> Dynabrade Inc.
>>>>>>> Clarence, NY
>>>>>>> 716-631-0100
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>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cups should have it's own log info in /var/log/cups, you should 
>>>>>> have a look at the error logs in there and probably more so the 
>>>>>> entries in /var/log/samba/offendingmachineiporhostname.log.
>>>>>> Also, I have had the samba printing database get corrupted from 
>>>>>> time to time and have had to delete the entries in /var 
>>>>>> /cache/samba/printing. A restart of cups will put back the 
>>>>>> necessary *.tdb files in that directory. Below is my very open 
>>>>>> stanza for printing in samba and I have never had a problem so 
>>>>>> long as I had the correct driver loaded on the windows box. If 
>>>>>> you need help with that, I have found many tricks over the years 
>>>>>> to do such a thing as driver disks today love to bury that 
>>>>>> freakin driver inside their bloatware and I have also learn 
>>>>>> (because of vmware) how to make many printers not designed to be 
>>>>>> network printers, network printers. Good thing my hair grows back 
>>>>>> fast though ;)
>>>>>> [printers]
>>>>>>   comment = All Printers
>>>>>>   path = /var/spool/samba
>>>>>>   browseable = yes
>>>>>>   guest ok = yes
>>>>>>   writable = yes
>>>>>>   printable = yes
>>>>>>   public = yes
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>>>> I don't think that's necessary but it wouldn't hurt.
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>> ?. As in an options for cups file locations? I just always stuck with 
>> the defaults, saw no reason to do otherwise.
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Aside from the stanza I listed, the only other option relating to cups 
in my smb.conf file is;
cups options = raw

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