Here it's (or rather here they are). Thanks Joel, for your help.
Yousef ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joel Hammer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Yousef I. Adan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 3:13 AM Subject: Re: [Samba] printing and other questions > To which queue are the print jobs being sent from the window's client. > Post your smb.conf and printcap files. > Joel > On Tue, Dec 03, 2002 at 05:20:26PM +0400, Yousef I. Adan wrote: > > On the Linux side I am selecting text only or raw when creating the printer > > and in both cases it is printing(locally). The printer is an HP laserjet 6L > > and doesn't support PS. > > > > >From the Win XP,I just grab the printer and say connect and load the proper > > driver. When I check (now) the print processor is showing raw but I normally > > don't select at this level. > > > > Now, on the linux side when I run LPQ, there is s some thing like Error > > Aborting Operations, coming from root@localhost+697. I don't know what that > > means. > > > > The thing used to work easily without any meddling from my side, by just > > creating, restarting SMB and picking it up from the Win xp side, thru the > > samba shares. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Yousef > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Joel Hammer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Yousef I. Adan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 4:32 PM > > Subject: Re: [Samba] printing and other questions > > > > > > > Which queue are you sending your print jobs to from the windows client? It > > > needs to be a raw queue without a filter. > > > > > > Joel > > > > > > On Tue, Dec 03, 2002 at 10:31:44AM +0400, Yousef I. Adan wrote: > > > > I am facing a little problem with printing. > > > > Linux Box RH 8.0 Samba 2.2.7. Everything was OK. Dunno what I did. Now, > > eventhough I can see the printer share and connect to it from my WXP PRO, > > when I send a print, nothing happens. Even If I watch the queue from the > > WXP, I can see that nothing is going thru this port. Where is the file > > going? If I check the printer properties (ports), it seems that this > > particular printer is not point to anywhere. I don't even know whether the > > problem is from the XP side or Linux side. I know that the printer is > > configured properly on the Linux and is printing from there. I am attaching > > my SMB.conf as it's now. I am not a Linux expert. Just starting, so don't > > take for granted that I checked the easiest parts even. Thanks in advance. > > > > > > > > Yousef > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > # > > > > #======================= Global Settings > > ===================================== > > > > [global] > > > > > > > > # workgroup = NT-Domain-Name or Workgroup-Name > > > > workgroup = WXPGRP > > > > > > > > # server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field > > > > server string = Samba Server > > > > > > > > printcap name = /etc/printcap > > > > load printers = yes > > > > > > > > printing = lprng > > > > > > > > log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log > > > > > > > > max log size = 0 > > > > > > > > security = user > > > > > > > > encrypt passwords = yes > > > > smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd > > > > > > > > unix password sync = Yes > > > > passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u > > > > passwd chat = *New*password* %n\n *Retype*new*password* %n\n > > *passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully* > > > > > > > > pam password change = yes > > > > > > > > obey pam restrictions = yes > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > dns proxy = no > > > > > > > > > > > > #============================ Share Definitions > > ============================== > > > > [homes] > > > > comment = Home Directories > > > > browseable = no > > > > writable = yes > > > > valid users = %S > > > > create mode = 0664 > > > > directory mode = 0775 > > > > > > > > > > > > [printers] > > > > comment = All Printers > > > > path = /var/spool/samba > > > > browseable = yes > > > > # Set public = yes to allow user 'guest account' to print > > > > guest ok = no > > > > writable = no > > > > printable = yes > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
# #======================= Global Settings ===================================== [global] # workgroup = NT-Domain-Name or Workgroup-Name workgroup = WXPGRP # server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field server string = Samba Server printcap name = /etc/printcap load printers = yes printing = lprng log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log max log size = 0 security = user encrypt passwords = yes smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd unix password sync = Yes passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u passwd chat = *New*password* %n\n *Retype*new*password* %n\n *passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully* pam password change = yes obey pam restrictions = yes dns proxy = no #============================ Share Definitions ============================== [homes] comment = Home Directories browseable = no writable = yes valid users = %S create mode = 0664 directory mode = 0775 [printers] comment = All Printers path = /var/spool/samba browseable = yes # Set public = yes to allow user 'guest account' to print guest ok = no writable = no printable = yes
# printcap.local # # This file is included by printconf's generated printcap, # and can be used to specify custom hand edited printers.
# /etc/printcap
#
# DO NOT EDIT! MANUAL CHANGES WILL BE LOST!
# This file is autogenerated by printconf-backend during lpd init.
#
# Hand edited changes can be put in /etc/printcap.local, and will be included.
hplj6:\
:ml#0:\
:mx#0:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/hplj6:\
:af=/var/spool/lpd/hplj6/hplj6.acct:\
:sh:\
:lp=/dev/lp0:\
:lpd_bounce=true:\
:if=/usr/share/printconf/util/mf_wrapper:
###############################################################################
## Everything below here is included verbatim from /etc/printcap.local ##
###############################################################################
# printcap.local
#
# This file is included by printconf's generated printcap,
# and can be used to specify custom hand edited printers.
printconf.local
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