Printing to a Windows Printer
 

Hi

I am running RedHat Linux 7.2 and I wish to print to a Windows printer in the Windows 2000 network. I have installed Samba according to instructions in http://home.ubalt.edu/abento/linux/samba/
but I am still unable to print.

I get the following errors when I print. I have also attached my smb.conf file contents. Please help.

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[user01@pc01 samba]$ smbclient -U% -L localhost
added interface ip=XX.XX.XX.XXX bcast=XX.XX.XX.XXX nmask=XXX.XXX.XXX.0
Domain=[MYWORKGROUP] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 2.2.1a]

Sharename Type Comment
--------- ---- -------
temp Disk Temporary file space
public Disk Public Stuff
IPC$ IPC IPC Service (RedHat Linux Samba Server)
ADMIN$ Disk IPC Service (RedHat Linux Samba Server)
BROTHER_HL-14 Printer
AX38D4E3-pr Printer Network printer on Print server AX38D4E3

Server Comment
--------- -------
pc01 RedHat Linux Samba Server
TMSCLOCKING

Workgroup Master
--------- -------
MYWORKGROUP TMSCLOCKING
[user01@pc01 samba]$

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Errors while printing

[user01@pc01 javadev]$ lpq
Printer: BROTHER_HL-1450@pc01
Queue: 1 printable job
Server: pid 20812 active
Unspooler: pid 20813 active
Status: printing finished at 10:01:57.846
Rank Owner/ID Class Job Files Size Time
1 user01@pc01+811 A 811 TXT 395 10:01:57

[user01@pc01 javadev]$ lpq
Printer: BROTHER_HL-1450@pc01
Queue: 1 printable job
Server: pid 20812 active
Unspooler: pid 20823 active
Status: attempt 2, sleeping 10 before retry at 10:02:01.129
Rank Owner/ID Class Job Files Size Time
1 user01 A 811 TXT 395 10:01:57

[user01@pc01 javadev]$ lpq
Printer: BROTHER_HL-1450@pc01
Queue: 1 printable job
Server: pid 20812 active
Unspooler: pid 20823 active
Status: attempt 2, sleeping 10 before retry at 10:02:01.129
Rank Owner/ID Class Job Files Size Time
1 user01 A 811 TXT 395 10:01:57

[user01@pc01 javadev]$ lpq
Printer: BROTHER_HL-1450@pc01
Queue: 1 printable job
Server: pid 20812 active
Unspooler: pid 20823 active
Status: printing finished at 10:02:11.131
Rank Owner/ID Class Job Files Size Time
1 user01 A 811 TXT 395 10:01:57

[user01@pc01 javadev]$ lpq
Printer: BROTHER_HL-1450@pc01
Queue: 1 printable job
Server: pid 20812 active
Unspooler: pid 20839 active
Status: attempt 3, sleeping 20 before retry at 10:02:14.421
Rank Owner/ID Class Job Files Size Time
1 user01 A 811 TXT 395 10:01:57
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The following is my smb.conf file:

# Samba config file created using SWAT
# from localhost (127.0.0.1)
# Date: 2002/12/05 17:13:23

# Global parameters
[global]
workgroup = MYWORKGROUP
netbios name = MYCOMPUTER
server string = RedHat Linux Samba Server
security = DOMAIN
encrypt passwords = Yes
password server = ntserver
smb passwd file = /etc/smbpasswd
log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
max log size = 0
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
dns proxy = No
lock dir = /var/lock/samba
hosts allow = XXX.X.X.X. XX.XX.XX.XX. XX.XX.XX.XXX. XXX.X.X.X. X.X.XX.XXX. XXX.X.X.X. XXX.X.X.X. 127.

[homes]
comment = Home Directories
read only = No
create mask = 0750
browseable = No

[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
guest ok = Yes
printable = Yes
printer name = raw
browseable = No

[temp]
comment = Temporary file space
path = /tmp
read only = No
guest ok = Yes

[public]
comment = Public Stuff
path = /home/public
read only = No
guest ok = Yes

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I have started to play with samba in an NT - 2000 environment. It seems the most common source of errors (in my case anyway) was with the login process (credentials and authentication).

Make sure the windows 2000 machines recognize the credentials passed by the linux box.

Hope this is of some help.