Re: Samba printing: can't print from windoze

[Rick Stevens <rstevens vitalstream com>]

Jason Tesser wrote:
> I don't have a user named guest in smbuser but the windoze computer I am trying to print from is a smbuser.  I can browse the workgroup to my linux box with the printer.  I have home shared.  That works.  So why can't it print?

Have you checked the samba logs to see if there's a clue in there?
These are found in /var/log/samba.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rick Stevens [mailto:rstevens vitalstream com]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 5:32 PM
> To: redhat-install-list redhat com
> Subject: Re: Samba printing: can't print from windoze
>
>
> Jason Tesser wrote:
>
> > I am having the same problem and yes I have it set in samba and browsable and guest ok= yes
>
>
> Ok, next question:  Do you have the samba guest user configured?
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rick Stevens [mailto:rstevens vitalstream com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 3:57 PM
> > To: redhat-install-list redhat com
> > Subject: Re: Samba printing: can't print from windoze
> >
> >
> > Tom N. Eastgard wrote:
> >
> >
> > > OK..this is driving me nuts.
> > >
> > > I cannot print from Windoze, consistenly getting a "Access denied; 
> > > Unable to connect" error message" from my samba print server.
> > >
> > > Config ---
> > > Server: RH9.0 uptodate with patches, errata.
> > >       Samba 2.2.7
> > >   HP OfficeJet K60 - hpoj 0.90-14
> > >
> > > Client: Win2K w/sp4
> > >   HP OfficeJet K60 driver
> > >
> > > What I *can* do ---
> > >
> > > Print just fine on RH9/Samba server to the directly connected HP Office 
> > > jet via USB connection.
> > >
> > > From Windoze client, access all appropriate shares on Server -- 
> > > read/write, etc.
> > >
> > > From client, I can print from Windoze CL, e.g. C:\echo Blah, blah > 
> > > \\Samba_server\device_name.
> > >
> > > What I can*not* do ---
> > >
> > > From the client Win2K config printer window do a test print.
> > >
> > > When I pull up "properties" on the shared printer, I get the "Access 
> > > denied..." error.
> > >
> > > All suggestions, recommendations and jeers cheerfully accepted...
> >
> >
> > Stupid questions first:
> >
> > Do you have the printer listed in your "smb.conf" file?
> >
> > If so, is the printer set "browseable = yes " and "guest ok = yes"?
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