cupsaddsmb

[Helge Blischke]

There are certain string length limitiations for Win. I'd suggest to run
the
PPDs in question through the cupstestppd utility and correct any
statements
flagged as errors or warnings. Then try again. Maybe that helps.

Helge

Erik wrote:
> 
> Hello everybody, I'm new to Linux and building up a Linux printserver
> for our Win 2000 domain.
> If I install the printers on the Linux machine everything works fine.
> Now I'm trying to make samba offer the drivers for the windows 2k terminalserver.
> Uploading via the "Add printer wizzard" on the Windows machine ends up in "The drivers for HP Business Jet 2280, Windows 2000, Intel could not be installed".
> Using cupsaddsmb brings:
> 
> linux:~ # cupsaddsmb -a -v
> Password for root required to access localhost via SAMBA:
> Running command: smbclient //localhost/print\$ -N -U'root%xxx' -c 'mkdir W32X86;put /var/spool/cups/tmp/40c2f3114fa36 W32X86/Tintenstrahler.ppd;put /usr/share/cups/drivers/cupsdrv5.dll W32X86/cupsdrv5.dll;put /usr/share/cups/drivers/cupsui5.dll W32X86/cupsui5.dll;put /usr/share/cups/drivers/cups5.hlp W32X86/cups5.hlp'
> Domain=[LINUX] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.2a-SUSE]
> NT_STATUS_OBJECT_NAME_COLLISION making remote directory \W32X86
> putting file /var/spool/cups/tmp/40c2f3114fa36 as \W32X86/Tintenstrahler.ppd (70.5 kb/s) (average 70.5 kb/s)
> putting file /usr/share/cups/drivers/cupsdrv5.dll as \W32X86/cupsdrv5.dll (1455.8 kb/s) (average 791.9 kb/s)
> putting file /usr/share/cups/drivers/cupsui5.dll as \W32X86/cupsui5.dll (1729.0 kb/s) (average 1031.5 kb/s)
> putting file /usr/share/cups/drivers/cups5.hlp as \W32X86/cups5.hlp (278.0 kb/s) (average 961.1 kb/s)
> 
> Running command: rpcclient localhost -N -U'root%xxx' -c 'adddriver "Windows NT x86" "Tintenstrahler:cupsdrv5.dll:Tintenstrahler.ppd:cupsui5.dll:cups5.hlp:NULL:RAW:NULL"'
> result was DOS code 0x00000042
> 
> The driver files are in W32X86 but I can't find anything in the web about this mysterious DOS code error.
> 
> My smb.conf:
> # smb.conf is the main Samba configuration file. You find a full commented
> # version at /usr/share/doc/packages/samba/examples/smb.conf.SuSE
> # Date: 2004-04-06
> [global]
>    workgroup = ING-BUERO
>    interfaces = 127.0.0.1 eth0
>    bind interfaces only = true
>    load printers = yes
>    printing = cups
>    printcap name = cups
>    printer admin = @ntadmin root Administrator
>    admin users = @ntadmin root
>    map to guest = Bad User
>    ;; security = USER
>    encrypt passwords = yes
>    server string = Samba Server
>    add machine script =
>    domain master = false
>    domain logons = no
>    local master = no
>    preferred master = auto
>    ldap suffix = dc=example,dc=com
>    netbios name = Linux
>    passdb backend = smbpasswd
> 
> ;; [homes]
> ;;   comment = Home Directories
> ;;   valid users = %S
> ;;   browseable = no
> ;;   read only = No
> ;;   guest ok = no
> ;;   printable = no
> [users]
>    comment = All users
>    path = /home
>    writeable = Yes
>    inherit permissions = Yes
>    veto files = /aquota.user/groups/shares/
>    browseable = yes
>    guest ok = no
>    printable = no
> [groups]
>    comment = All groups
>    path = /home/groups
>    writeable = Yes
>    inherit permissions = Yes
>    browseable = yes
>    guest ok = no
>    printable = no
> [pdf]
>    comment = PDF creator
>    path = /var/tmp
>    printable = yes
>    print command = /usr/bin/smbprngenpdf -J '%J' -c %c -s %s -u '%u' -z %z
>    create mask = 0600
>    browseable = yes
>    guest ok = no
> [printers]
>    comment = All Printers
>    path = /var/tmp
>    printable = yes
>    create mask = 0600
>    browseable = yes
>    guest ok = yes
>    writable = no
>    printer admin = root Administrator
> [print$]
>    comment = Printer Drivers
>    path = /var/lib/samba/drivers
>    write list = @ntadmin root Administrator
>    create mask = 0664
>    directory mask = 0775
>    browseable = yes
>    guest ok = yes
>    printable = yes
>    read only = yes
>    write list = root Administrator

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