I am assuming that printing works from Linux.
The part you are interested in is the global section of smb.conf:
printing = lprng
print command = /usr/local/bin/lpr -P%p %s -r
lpq command = /usr/local/bin/lpq -P%p
lprm command = /usr/local/bin/lprm -P%p %j
Note I use LPRng. The samba client sends the print as a file to the server.
Then the server runs the "print command" against the file to send the file
to the printer.
Likewise, when the SMB client polls the print queue, samba runs the "lpq
command", parses the output, and sends the results to the client. That's
why it needs to know "printing"; it has to understand the output of lpq.
Hope this helps,
Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: Jose M. Sanchez [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2000 6:10 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [expert] How do I share my printer!
-----Original Message-----
From: AT&T [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 2:08 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [expert] How do I share my printer!
I have internet connection sharing and file-sharing enabled,
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Using what? NFS, SAMBA, MARS? Please specify!
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but I can't get the printer to work.
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Does it print from Linux?
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When I browse for it in Network Neighborhood it is
there, but it is transparent like it is off-line.
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If you are using Samba did you enable BSD printing?
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If you try to print to it
you get a message about the printer requiring user intervention. If someone
has it working, the printer section of your samba.conf would be very
helpful.
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Sure but it will probably do you no good...
# NOTE: If you have a BSD-style print system there is no need to
# specifically define each individual printer
[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
browseable = yes
# Set public = yes to allow user 'guest account' to print
public = yes
writable = no
printable = yes
That's it!
-JMS
