[SOLVED] Can not print to printer on samba share, even though it is accessible?

damgar · 01-28-2010, 08:15 PM

I'm running slack64-current. I setup samba to share a printer on my home network. I can print to the printer locally. The printer is visible on the network. However when I try to print anything on the printer via samba (or cups for that matter) from either the local machine or the remote machine, everything acts as if the job went through, but nothing happens. I'm sure I've seen this before on another slack machine that is currently unavailable, but I can't remember what the answer was, and I'm trying to be more precise with this setup so that I actually learn something.

smb.conf

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#======================= Global Settings ===================================== 
[global] 
workgroup = workgroup 
server string = Samba Server 
security = user 
hosts allow = 192.168.1. 
load printers = yes 
printcap name = /etc/printcap 
passdb backend = tdbsam 
 
 
 
 
#============================ Share Definitions ============================== 
[homes] 
;   comment = Home Directories 
;   browseable = no 
;   writable = yes 
 
# Un-comment the following and create the netlogon directory for Domain Logons 
; [netlogon] 
;   comment = Network Logon Service 
;   path = /usr/local/samba/lib/netlogon 
;   guest ok = yes 
;   writable = no 
;   share modes = no 
 
 
# Un-comment the following to provide a specific roving profile share 
# the default is to use the user's home directory 
;[Profiles] 
;    path = /usr/local/samba/profiles 
;    browseable = no 
;    guest ok = yes 
 
 
# NOTE: If you have a BSD-style print system there is no need to  
# specifically define each individual printer 
[printers] 
   comment = All Printers 
   path = /var/spool/samba 
   browseable = yes 
# Set public = yes to allow user 'guest account' to print 
   guest ok = no 
   writable = yes 
   printable = yes 
   valid users = dtest

smbclient -L

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bash-3.1# smbclient -L i7 
Enter root's password: 
Domain=[WORKGROUP] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.4.4] 
 
        Sharename       Type      Comment 
        ---------       ----      ------- 
        homes           Disk 
        IPC$            IPC       IPC Service (Samba Server) 
        test            Printer 
        hp              Printer   hp 
        root            Disk      Home directory of root 
Domain=[WORKGROUP] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.4.4] 
 
        Server               Comment 
        ---------            ------- 
        DELL                 DELL server (Samba, Ubuntu) 
        I7                   Samba Server 
 
        Workgroup            Master 
        ---------            ------- 
        WORKGROUP            DELL

Any clues as to what I've left out?

Peacedog · 01-28-2010, 09:01 PM

Hi damgar, Welcome to LQ. You could try the create mode line and/or the print command option.

Code:

[printers]
   comment = All Printers
   path = /var/spool/samba
   browseable = yes
# Set public = yes to allow user 'guest account' to print
   guest ok = no
   writable = yes
   printable = yes
   create mode = 0700
   valid users = dtest

Good luck. ;-)

damgar · 01-28-2010, 09:33 PM

You Sir (or Madam), were dead on!

Thanks

PHP Code:



   create mode = 0700

Peacedog · 01-28-2010, 10:13 PM

You're welcome, glad you got it sorted.

Good luck. ;-)