OK, I just took my first non-root user live on my Samba 3.0.7 system. Printing is via cups, with drivers stored in the print$ share. This user is a local power user. She can add printers, or root can add them. Root can also print from them. If this user tries to print anything (a test page even) she gets a non-verbose error that looks like a permissions error. She can view the queues and view all the printer properties though.
I have even made her a member of the Print Operators group, to no avail. I am at my wits' end! Relevant sections follow: [global] ... printing = cups printcap = cups print command = /usr/bin/lpr -P %p -o raw %s -r load printers = yes ... include = printers.smb ### printers.smb file in entirety [print$] comment = Printer Drivers Share path = /data/samba/drivers write list = root printer admin = root browseable = no [printers] comment = All Printers path = /data/samba/spool public = yes guest ok = yes writeable = no printable = yes browseable = yes ## Specific printers that need extra permissions [acct_hp8500] copy = printers comment = "Accounting Color Laser Printer" path = /data/samba/spool/private public = no valid users = @acct @acct_admin @hr @receptionist @"Domain Admins" browseable = yes [plotter] copy = printers comment = "Color Pen Plotter" public = no valid users = @engr @truss @"Domain Admins" browseable = yes oink:/usr/local/samba/lib # net rpc group members hr Password: CORP1\cheri CORP1\carl (my user is cheri btw) oink:/usr/local/samba/lib # lpstat -a acct_hp8500 accepting requests since Jan 01 00:00 engr_hp1300 accepting requests since Jan 01 00:00 PDFcreator accepting requests since Jan 01 00:00 plotter accepting requests since Jan 01 00:00 truss_hp4 accepting requests since Jan 01 00:00 truss_hp4050 accepting requests since Jan 01 00:00 truss_hp5n accepting requests since Jan 01 00:00 Any help is appreciated! Thanks, Misty -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba