Hello all. I'm writing to inquire about two particular problems with Samba and Windows XP that have me perplexed.
Problem #1: I have a Solaris9 Samba 2.2.5 server, which acts as a print server to all the other UNIX nodes on the network. This works fine, however, when I print from WindowsXP, instead of getting the actual printout, I get the PostScript source code, pages and pages of it. The printer is an HP LaserJet4ML/PS, so it's PS capable. Under UNIX, it's set up as a PS printer on the print server. I've already read the documentation under docs/Registry and applied the WinXP_SignOrSeal.reg. UNIX clients (IRIX, RedHat, HP-UX) print to it without any problems. Problem #2: I can not map a network drive on an IRIX 6.5.17f box, even though I can see the share. I log in under XP with the identical login as I would under IRIX. When I try to map the drive, I even pick "Connect using a different user name" and type in my UNIX login and passwd, but it won't map the network drive. I've applied the Win2000_PlainPassword.reg, with no results, of course. The only thing that works right now is reading and writing to a share that has "guest ok = yes" configured. Another two crucial pieces of information are that the PC bucket which runs XP is part of a work group, as are the Samba servers. The reason being, I use NIS and for a Samba server to be a domain controller, I would have to maintain three separate passwd files. One for local system accounts, one for NIS users, and one for Samba, which obviously defeats the whole purpose having NIS. Does Samba not work with authenticating against NIS? I thought this is handled at the OS level, and not by Samba. Can anyone help with suggestions or experiences? -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba