Hi there, My Mandrake server has been working fine for years, and I just recently tried adding some rpms to get my squirrel mail updated. (Of course I just removed my uneeded sound card at the same time, amd also found my /var was filling(fixed - printing still doesn't work_, so I am not sure what (if any) broke my system. Any how... here are the symptoms:
(1) I can access my shared samba directories from my windowze clients. (2) I can access (see) my shared samba printers (they appear as "ready" in the printers folder from my windoze machines.) (3) I can print from linux (test page as well as documents) (4a) (And here is the problem) when I try to print from my windoze machines, either nothing happens (no warning, error, etc), I get a "A StartDocPrinter call was not issued"), or "Windows cannot print due to a problem with the current printer setup. Try one of the following:..." depending on the application. (4b) When I check the windows queue for the printer, there is nothing there. (4c) When I try to print a test page (printer->properties->Print Test Page), I get: "Test page failed to print. Would you like to view the print trouble shooter for assistance? Unable to create a print job." I am getting the same problem from both my windoze 2000 and xp machines on two different printers, and the error comes back instantly (no waiting for the server to make up its mind.) Here is an exerpt from my smb.conf (hack and slash are the two printers - what can I say, my kids and I are fans of the television show Reboot): [global] log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m guest account = guest load printers = yes passwd chat debug = Yes ldap ssl = yes status = yes socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192 null passwords = yes map to guest = never domain master = no encrypt passwords = yes hosts allow = 192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0 dead time = 0 password level = 0 wins support = no dns proxy = No netbios name = DOT server string = Dot %v printing = cups unix password sync = no workgroup = REBOOT os level = 0 debug level = 0 security = user preferred master = no max log size = 50 use client driver = yes <snip> [hack] lpq command = cups -o %p printer = hack printable = yes print command = lpr-cups -P %p -o raw %s -r public = yes path = /var/spool/samba lprm command = cancel %p-%j comment = hack Lexmark e210 guest ok = yes print ok = yes [slash] printer = slash lpq command = cups -o %p printer name = slash create mask = 0700 hide dot files = no share modes = No public = yes lprm command = cancel %p-%j root preexec close = no oplocks = No printable = yes preexec close = no print command = lpr-cups -P %p -o raw %s -r inherit permissions = no writable = yes path = /var/spool/samba comment = slash HP Deskjet 882C use client driver = yes guest ok = yes print ok = yes I tailed the /var/log/samba/log.phong (note phong is a windoze client) and got: [2004/02/10 12:10:20, 0] tdb/tdbutil.c:tdb_log(531) tdb(/var/cache/samba/printing.tdb): rec_free_read bad magic 0x0 at offset=1905 6 [2004/02/10 12:10:20, 0] tdb/tdbutil.c:tdb_log(531) tdb(/var/cache/samba/printing.tdb): rec_read bad magic 0x0 at offset=17964 Any help will be most appreciated. Jordan -- Jordan R. Thompson Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Web:www.Jordan.ThompCo.com Tel:(321) 777-8377 Cel:(321) 501-2259 Fax:(509) 267-5577 -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba