printer configuration

hariiyer · 07-24-2004, 02:12 AM

hi

My problem is that i can't configure linux printer ( networking printers). I am using Rh9 server, my client computer is win98. I want to attch the windows printer through linux. When i use smb i am getting the computers, but it is asking the authentication. When i put the user namd and password it is not accepting. Please guide me how to configure.

thanks
hari

osvaldomarques · 07-25-2004, 10:34 PM

Hi hariiyer,
Your printer is physically attached to the linux or to the windows? Please post your smb.conf for us to try to resolve this problem. Please read this site faq about vB codes and post your conf using the command "code".

hariiyer · 07-25-2004, 11:32 PM

The smb.conf is below. My printer is physically attached to windows machine.

regards
hari

# Samba config file created using SWAT
# from 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0)
# Date: 2004/07/23 14:48:41

# Global parameters
[global]
workgroup = HATHWAY
netbios name = WORKGROUP
server string = samba server
null passwords = Yes
obey pam restrictions = Yes
pam password change = Yes
passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
passwd chat = *New*password* %n\n *Retype*new*password* %n\n *passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully*
username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
unix password sync = Yes
log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
max log size = 0
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_SNDBUF=8192 SO_RCVBUF=8192
ldap ssl = no
message command = samba
comment = hari's pc
path = /home
guest ok = Yes
printer name = rajanhp

[homes]
comment = Home Directories
valid users = %S
read only = No
create mask = 0664
directory mask = 0775
browseable = No
available = No

[hari]
comment = personal
path = /home/hari1
valid users = hari

[devices]
comment = cd drive
path = /mnt
invalid users = %S
read only = No

[rajan]
printable = Yes

haichow · 07-27-2004, 03:15 PM

hi harriyer,

You need to add [printer] section in your smb.conf file...
Mine looks like this

[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
browseable = no
guest ok = yes
writable = no
printable = yes
create mode = 0770
use client driver = yes
print command = lpr-cups -P %p -o raw %s -r # using client side printer drivers.

osvaldomarques · 07-27-2004, 08:50 PM

Hi hariiyer,
As your printer is attached to the windows machine, first you need to share it. For this you need to right click over your printer icon, and choose to "share" it. I don't know exactly the name which appears in your menu because the text is dependent on the country language. After you choose it, it will appear the printer properties with the "share" tab selected. You need to select "shared as" and give a "share name". You can enter a commentary and a password. I suggest you don't use password as I did never used it and I don't know how to do it.
After this, you shall can see this share on your linux machine. To test it, you may enter this command in the linux prompt

Code:

smbclient -L <name-of-your-windows-machine> -NU%

You have to see something like this

Code:

added interface ip=91.0.0.10 bcast=91.255.255.255 nmask=255.0.0.0

        Sharename      Type      Comment
        ---------      ----      -------
        PRINTER$       Disk
        HP             Printer   My comments
        IPC$           IPC       Remote Interprocess communication

        Server               Comment
        ---------            -------

        Workgroup            Master
        ---------            -------

Now you have to configure your printing subsystem to access the share when you want to print. As linux has several different printing subsystems, I need you tell me what did you install in your machine. The principal sub systems are "cups" and "lprng". For each we have a different configuration.