[cups.general] cupsaddsmb problem with Samba printer share with 'security = share' - solution

[solarflow99]

On 5/14/08, Paul McIlfatrick <paul.mcilfatrick at bt.com> wrote:
>
> > I have been building a replacement CUPS printer server for our office on
> Ubuntu 8.04 server (used apt-get to download the latest CUPS and Samba
> packages) and I have got the cupsaddsmb tool to copy the PostScript drivers
> and make them available for our office PCs. The cupsaddsmb tool is great!
> >
> > However, there is one issue I have found with the cupsaddsmb tool in that
> it works fine if I set 'security = user' for the Samba printer share.
> >
> > But the problem with this security setting is that our users are not then
> able to access the Samba printer share without logging in. I have to set
> 'security = share' for the Samba printer share to allow them to access it
> but this then breaks the cupsaddsmb tool!
> >
> >
> > I have searched this forum but was unable to find anything of help and
> Google did not turn up anything helpful (probably didn't phrase the question
> correctly).
> >
> > Also, I have read through chapters 21 and 22 of the extensive
> documentation written by Kurt Pfeifle but I can't seem to find mention of
> this issue (probably it is there somewhere).
> >
> >
> > There is probably a problem with my smb.conf file which I have
> appended.
>
>
> I posted in this newsgroup because I believe that cupsaddsmb is a CUPS
> written tool but I eventually found the solution in a Samba newsgroup reply.
>
> The global section of the smb.conf file needs the following line added:
>
> map to guest = Bad User
>
>
> and then in the smbuser file the following line needs to be added:
>
> foo = *
>
>
> My updated smb.conf and smbusers files are appended.
>
>
> Suggestion:
>
> The man page for cupsaddsmb should be updated with this information as it
> seems that this has been a problem for a lot of people.
>
>
>
> Paul McIlfatrick
>
>
> This is the ammended smb.conf file:
>
> # Date: 2008-05-14
> [global]
>   workgroup = bec
>   server string = Printhost01
>   printing = cups
>   printcap name = cups
>   printcap cache time = 750
>   cups options = raw
>   security = user
>   username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
>   netbios aliases = printers
>   netbios name = printhost01
>   encrypt passwords = yes
>   passdb backend = smbpasswd
> #  wins server = 10.240.5.7 10.240.6.7
> ## wins server = 10.240.6.7
>   wins support = no
>   domain master = no
>   map to guest = Bad User
>
> [printers]
>   comment = All Printers
>   path = /var/tmp
>   browseable = no
>   public = yes
>   guest ok = yes
>   printable = yes
>   writable = yes
>
> [print$]
>   comment = Printer Drivers
>   path = /etc/samba/drivers
>   browseable = yes
>   guest ok = no
>   read only = yes
>   write list = root
>
>
> BTW, do you know how you can add the print drivers?  I have a similar setup
> and don't use domain logons, so adding the driver from the windows client
> doesnt really work.
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