Samba, Cups, Windows driver and PPD File updates

[Bob Martel]

Greetings,

I am using Samba (both 2.2.8a and 3.0.4) on servers running CUPS and have used cupsaddsmb to make the Cups drivers available for download to the client PCs.  Everything has been working as it should.

I need to make some changes to the PPD files on the CUPS servers.  The question I have is about propagating the changes to the client PCs.

I can either hand edit the copy of the PPD under the PRINT$, or I could re-run cupsaddsmb (I think) to pick-up may changed Cups PPD - but (how) will the client PCs that already have the driver loaded for a given printer "learn" of the change to the PPD file?  I see that copies of the PPD end up under c:\WINNT\system32\spool\drivers\2

I've looked over the docs and mailing list archives but if this topic is mentioned I have missed it..

Will the users need to disconnect and reconnect the printers?  Will they need to disconnect from the printer, remove the current driver from the PC, then reconnect?  Will thinks work like magic and I am worrying about nothing?

I am trying to minimize the confusion that any change causes among our students.

Thanks in advance for any hints or ideas.

-Bob