[cups.general] cups v6 driver for windows

Thu Jan 5 07:08:11 PST 2006

Then try to compile the cupsaddsmb from the svn repository (http://svn.easysw.com),
or try do perform all the steps "by hand" as described in the SAMBA howto.

Helge

Angela Gavazzi wrote:
> 
> I'm, using version 1.1.23-10 from Debian stable.
> 
> by angela
> Am Mittwoch, 4. Januar 2006 18.10 schrieb Helge Blischke:
> > Angela Gavazzi wrote:
> > > Hallo,
> > >
> > > I have an old samba-cups printserver (debian woody), connected to the
> > > domain through winbind, that I must replace now.
> > >
> > > I'm trying to the it running for days now... read the postings on this
> > > list, posted in the samba list, tryed to replace cupsaddsmb with the one
> > > of the repository, but I'm not sure if it was the right way,
> > >
> > > I installed a new samba-cups server on a sarge machine. Windbind works, I
> > > can get all users and groups.
> > > I copied the generic windows postscript driver files as in
> > > cupsaddsmb-manpage described to /usr/share/cups/drivers (tried also adobe
> > > drivers)
> > > Also tried the same with the cups driver, that I would prefere to use.
> > > Installed a printer in cups (test), reloaded smb.conf (also restarted
> > > samba) - I can see the printer from windows.
> > >
> > > When I try to cupsaddsmb the printer driver for the windows clients,
> > > nothing happens. No driver is copied to /var/lib/samba/printers/W32X86/3,
> > > on the console I get the message, that the driver was addedd
> > > successfully, nothing seem to be written to printers.tdb (size doesn't
> > > change and tdbbackup gives an empy file)
> > >
> > > cupsaddsmb -v -U administrator test
> > > Password for administrator required to access localhost via SAMBA:
> > > Running command: rpcclient localhost -N -U'administrator%xxxxx' -c
> > > 'setdriver test test'
> > > Succesfully set test to driver test.
> > >
> > > I tried with version 3.0.14 from sarge, 3.0.20b from testing and now
> > > 3.0.21 from sid, because I saw that there was a resolved bug about not
> > > writing to printers.tdb
> > >
> > > Set this permissions:
> > > (user admin is in lpadmin group)
> > > drwxrwxrwx  4 root root 4096 Jan  2 12:05 /var/lib/samba/printers/*
> > > drwxrwsr-x  2 admin lpadmin 4096 Jan  2 11:52 /usr/share/cups/drivers/
> > >
> > > drwxrwxrwt  2 admin lpadmin 4096 Jan  2 21:49 /var/spool/samba/
> > >
> > > -rw-r--r--  1 admin lpadmin 131584 J /usr/share/cups/drivers/PS5UI.DLL
> > > -rw-r--r--  1 admin lpadmin  25113  /usr/share/cups/drivers/PSCRIPT.HLP
> > > -rw-r--r--  1 admin lpadmin 792644  /usr/share/cups/drivers/PSCRIPT.NTF
> > > -rw-r--r--  1 admin lpadmin 455168  /usr/share/cups/drivers/PSCRIPT5.DLL
> > >
> > > (tried also with lower and uppercase driver file names.)
> > > -r-xr-xr-x  1 admin lpadmin   760 Jan  2 12:57 CUPS6.INF
> > > -r-xr-xr-x  1 admin lpadmin    67 Jan  2 12:57 CUPS6.INI
> > > -r-xr-xr-x  1 admin lpadmin  9529 Jan  2 12:57 CUPS6.PPD
> > > -r-xr-xr-x  1 admin lpadmin 12568 Jan  2 12:57 CUPSPS6.DLL
> > > -r-xr-xr-x  1 admin lpadmin 13672 Jan  2 12:57 CUPSUI6.DLL
> > >
> > > -r-xr-xr-x  1 admin lpadmin   760 Jan  2 21:55 cups6.inf
> > > -r-xr-xr-x  1 admin lpadmin    67 Jan  2 21:55 cups6.ini
> > > -r-xr-xr-x  1 admin lpadmin  9529 Jan  2 21:55 cups6.ppd
> > > -r-xr-xr-x  1 admin lpadmin 12568 Jan  2 21:55 cupsps6.dll
> > > -r-xr-xr-x  1 admin lpadmin 13672 Jan  2 21:55 cupsui6.dll
> > >
> > > As I said at the beginning, I downloaded the drivers v6 from the
> > > repository and the cupsaddsmb.c file.
> > > To compile it I tryed to replace it with the one of my debian package.
> > > the ./configure and make... then replaced the cupsaddsmb binary.
> > > I didn't have a better idea to compile it, sorry.
> > >
> > > Could please! someone help me to get this running?
> > > I have to migrate the cupsserver bevor migrating my domain. I was waiting
> > > for a long time for the new drivers, but I must proceed now, so I really
> > > need help to get a new cups-server running for my windows clients.
> > >
> > > tia angela
> > >
> > > I attach a log from cupsaddsmb with debug level 5 and here's testparm
> > > output:
> > >
> > > [global]
> > >         workgroup = AAG
> > >         server string = Samba %v
> > >         security = DOMAIN
> > >         password server = 192.168.100.30
> > >         log level = 5 winbind:2 passdb:5 printdrivers:5 tdb:5
> > >         syslog = 0
> > >         log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
> > >         printcap name = cups
> > >         preferred master = No
> > >         domain master = No
> > >         wins server = 192.168.100.30
> > >         panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
> > >         idmap uid = 10000-20000
> > >         idmap gid = 10000-20000
> > >         winbind separator = +
> > >         printing = cups
> > >         print command =
> > >         lpq command = %p
> > >         lprm command =
> > >
> > > [printers]
> > >         comment = All Printers
> > >         path = /var/spool/samba
> > >         write list = root, @AAG+Domänen-Admins
> > >         create mask = 0700
> > >         printable = Yes
> > >         browseable = No
> > >
> > > [print$]
> > >         comment = Printer Drivers
> > >         path = /var/lib/samba/printers
> > >         write list = @AAG+Domänen-admins, root,
> > >         guest ok = Yes
> >
> > What CUPS version do you use? for using the v6 stuff, you need to use the
> > cupsaddsmb from 1.1.23.
> >
> > If your CUPS version is older (I don't know the lowest version you may
> > use), get the cupsaddsmb from the 1.1.23 tarball and use that. Or perform
> > all steps "by hand" as described in the SAMBA howto (chapter 20, I think).
> >
> > Helge

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