cupsaddsmb problem

[william.lott at uconn.edu]

> On Wed, Mar 30, 2005 at 03:10:55PM -0500, william.Lott at uconn.edu wrote:
> > I have been trying for over a month to setup the system to export
> > the drivers to Windows computers of my Samba shared printer.  We
> > have an HP 4100 that I have configured with REDHAT/KDE print
> > manager.  I have also obtained all the cups and adobe files
> > mentioned in the writeup on cupsaddsmb.  I have placed the files in
> > the directories mentioned.
> >
> > When I try to export the files to Samba with cupsaddsmb, I get the
> > error message of no ppd file for the printer.  I have associated a
> > ppd file with the printer and I have the ppd for the HP4100.  I
> > don't know if I have it in the wrong directory or what.
> >
> > I have also tried exporting the drivers with the built in option
> > in the redhad print manager.  It keeps saying some driver files are
> > missing.
>
> Does the /etc/cups/ppd/yourprintqueue.ppd file exist ?

The file exists.
>
> If yes is this file readable by the user who launches cupsaddsmb ?
> (I suppose you should do this as root anyway)

I am running cupsaddsmb as root.  The ppd files are rw-r--r--.
>
> > I want to set up PyKota, but can't until I can serve the print
> > drivers to the Windows computers on the system.

I know I can set it up, but I don't want to have to go to each Windows computer in the department and install the drivers individually.  I want the first user to install the drivers and the printer from the server.

>
> This is unrelated. PyKota will happily work even if your printer
> doesn't have a PPD file, and whatever driver you'll use on the
> client.
>
> bye
>
> Jerome Alet
>