[cups.general] Problems with Cups and Samba

Wed Nov 16 09:14:53 PST 2005

Hi Michael,

I really was a pain in the behind when I was testing adding the printers 
on my cups+samba server for XP SP2 hosts.

Here's a stab at your problem: What printer drivers are you trying to 
use is your user allowed to install a printer? Are you using the older 
kernel mode NT 4.0 drivers? It's been a while, but Windows XP and 2003 
really don't like using them and perhaps that is where you are running 
into permission problems.

<cut from my old notes>
In my testing, the best way was to add the driver to the Samba server is 
through the Windows Add Printer Wizard as administrator and then 
checking it.

Check and see what the associated information is with the print queue.
rpcclient -Uadminact servername -c 'getprinter bw 2'
rpcclient -Uadminact servername -c 'setdriver bw "HP LaserJet 9000 PS"'

-Mark

Michael Keightley wrote:

>We're using Cups and Samba with Adobe Postscript Drivers to print from XP SP2
>machines via our Solaris and Linux Domain Controllers.  Everything has been
>working OK, but when I setup an a new printer (identical ppd file to another
>one), it doesn't download the drivers on XP when I add the printer.  
>
>It gives the error:
>
> A policy is in effect on your computer which prevents you from connecting to
> this print queue. Please contact your system administrator.
>
>Printers that have previously been setup can be added to XP machine without any
>problems.
>I setup a test Samba domain on a SuSE 9.3 desktop, am getting the same 
>problems.  Maybe more a problem with Samba than Cups, but was wondering if 
>anyone had any idea.
>
>Here are some details of my test machine.
>
>Setup Cups (1.1.23) on SuSE desktop, added HP LaserJet 4050N to Cups using 
>address ipp://lj162.quadstone.com/ipp
>
>Used ppd file from XP for LJ 4050N.  Can print from SuSE OK.
>
>Copied Adobe postsript drives into /usr/share/cups/drivers
>% ls -l /usr/share/cups/drivers
>total 2834
>-rw-r--r--  1 root root  575573 2005-11-16 15:59 ADFONTS.MFM
>-rw-r--r--  1 root root 1295840 2005-11-16 15:59 ADOBEPS4.DRV
>-rw-r--r--  1 root root  196460 2005-11-16 15:59 ADOBEPS4.HLP
>-rw-r--r--  1 root root  457600 2005-11-16 15:59 ADOBEPS5.DLL
>-rw-r--r--  1 root root  135680 2005-11-16 15:59 ADOBEPSU.DLL
>-rw-r--r--  1 root root   18451 2005-11-16 15:59 ADOBEPSU.HLP
>-rw-r--r--  1 root root   13492 2005-11-16 15:59 DEFPRTR2.PPD
>-rw-r--r--  1 root root   13492 2005-11-16 15:59 DEFPTR2.PPD
>-rw-r--r--  1 root root  118128 2005-11-16 15:59 ICONLIB.DLL
>-rw-r--r--  1 root root   57344 2005-11-16 15:59 PSMON.DLL
>
>Setup Samba on SuSE machine.  Tried using the version that came with SuSE
>(3.0.13) with the smb.conf that SuSE provides, also tried my own compiled
>version of 3.0.20b with my own smb.conf.  Had same problem with both versions.
>Have attached my smb.conf.
>
>Created root user, added test user and PC trust account.  XP machine joined
>domain OK.  Could login and see home files.
>Ran "cupsaddsmb -a -v -U root" on SuSE box.  Drivers and ppd file got copied
>into drivers/WIN40 and drivers/WIN40/0
>
>% ls -F /home/samba_ted/drivers/WIN40
>0/
>ADFONTS.MFM*
>ADOBEPS4.DRV*
>ADOBEPS4.HLP*
>ICONLIB.DLL*
>lj162.PPD*
>PSMON.DLL*
>
>Have disabled Point-and-Print restrictions in XP via 
>User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Control Panel\Printers in 
>gpedit.msc
>
>Logging in as test (non-admin) user, when I try to add the printer get above
>error about "A policy is in effect on your computer which prevents...
>
>If I login as administator and map a drive as the test user, then try to add
>the printer it asks for print drivers.
>
>Am I must be missing something out?
>
>Michael
>  
>
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>[global]
>  workgroup = TEST
>  server string = %h
>  interfaces = 194.80.190.1/255.255.255.128 194.80.190.20/255.255.255.0
>  log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
>  load printers = yes
>  printing = cups
>  printcap name = cups
>  domain master = yes
>  domain logons = yes
>  local master = yes
>  preferred master = yes
>  name resolve order = wins lmhosts host bcast
>  wins support = yes
>  os level = 65
>  encrypt passwords = yes
>  passdb backend = smbpasswd
>  security = user
>  logon script = netlogon.bat
>  logon path = \\%N\profile\%a\%u
>  logon drive = q:
>#  socket options = TCP_NODELAY IPTOS_LOWDELAY
>
>[profile]
>  comment = User Profiles
>  path = /home/samba_ted/profile
>  browseable = no
>  guest ok = yes
>  writeable = yes
>
>[printers]
>  comment = All Printers
>  path = /home/samba_ted/var/spool/public
>  browseable = no
>  public = yes
>  guest ok = yes
>  writable = no
>  printable = yes
>
>[print$]
>  comment = Printer Drivers
>  path = /home/samba_ted/drivers
>  browseable = yes
>  guest ok = yes
>  read only = yes
>  write list = root
>
>[homes]
>  comment = Home Directories
>  browseable = yes
>  guest ok = no
>  writable = yes
>
>[netlogon]
>  comment = Network Logon Service
>  path = /home/samba_ted/%a/netlogon
>  guest ok = yes
>  writeable = no
>  share modes = no
>  
>
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
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