RE: Samba printing: can't print from windoze

[Tom Eastgard <tom eastgard org>]

On Fri, 2003-10-03 at 05:22, Jason Tesser wrote:
> OK, no error messages in samba logs.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom N. Eastgard [mailto:tom eastgard org]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 3:34 PM
> To: Red Hat Install List
> Subject: Samba printing: can't print from windoze
> 
> 
> 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...
> 
> TIA, te

So, there were apparently two problems:  One was related to access and
the second to drivers conflicting...?  

First step per a thread on the Samab list -

Hi,

i know how to remove access denied !

edit you smb.conf and add the line

use client driver = yes

to you printers section..

This solved the access problem for me also, but the print jobs still
weren't going thru to the printer.

For the second:  Short ans - change the CUP/Linux driver to "raw".

Long ans:  When I configured the printer on the Linux machine, I
naturally configured the appropriat driver, in my case, hpijs.  The
Windoze client also demands a driver so you wind up with two drivers in
series...since I can't figure out how to get the Windoze2K machine to
access the Samba print share without a local driver, I hat to, in
effect, delete the Linux one.

I have not done extensive testing, but I could print from MS Word and
from NotePad just fine, so I'll assume its all OK.

Cheers, te