[cups.general] cupsaddsmb (

Peter Kobe kobe at physik.uni-bonn.de
Tue Aug 31 06:20:35 PDT 2004


> Peter Kobe wrote: 
> > > Peter Kobe wrote: 
> > > > 
> > > > cups-1.1.20 
> > > > I exchanged an old printer to a new model. 
> > > > IP-address and Quename remained. 
> > > > ppd-file and Comment where changed. 
> > > > 
> > > > No problems with cups on the Unix-side 
> > > > 
> > > > On the Samba-side I reinstalled the printer 
> > > > Problem: the old Comment remains, even on Systems that never 
> > before installed 
> > > > that printer. 
> > > > 
> > > >         How do I change that ? 
> > > > 
> > > Seems to be a samba bug (even in 3.0.5). 
> > > Helge 
>  
> If you look select the printer's parameters using SWAT, and hit "commit 
> changes",  
> the stuff is added to the local copy of smb.conf, and the current 
> comments are 
> displayed by smbclient -L servername. Thus, I suppose, if you then 
> re-install 
> this printer on a Win box, it should show the current comment. 
>  
 
Bingo. Thanks Helge! That was the real tric 
Thanks a lot 
 
Peter. 
 
> Obviously the comments aren't treated as very important (as with me). 
>  
> Helge 
>  
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