On 03/11/2012 03:58 PM, Mark LaPierre wrote: > I had my samba printer shares working after many hours of struggling > with the samba.conf file. I was happy. > > Now the printer shares have quit working. I checked the yum log to see > if anything had been changed. Nothing applicable seems to have been > changed. > > I've been surfing the net for the last couple of days trying to find a > solution to the problem but I find many outdated and conflicting > articles which only contribute to my confusion. > > [mlapier at mushroom ~]$ rpm -qa | grep samba > samba-3.5.10-114.el6.i686 > samba-client-3.5.10-114.el6.i686 > samba-common-3.5.10-114.el6.i686 > samba-winbind-devel-3.5.10-114.el6.i686 > samba-domainjoin-gui-3.5.10-114.el6.i686 > samba-winbind-clients-3.5.10-114.el6.i686 > samba4-libs-4.0.0-23.alpha11.el6.i686 > samba-swat-3.5.10-114.el6.i686 > samba-doc-3.5.10-114.el6.i686 > samba-winbind-3.5.10-114.el6.i686 > samba-winbind-krb5-locator-3.5.10-114.el6.i686 > [mlapier at mushroom ~]$ uname -a > Linux mushroom.patch 2.6.32-220.7.1.el6.i686 #1 SMP Tue Mar 6 21:21:22 > GMT 2012 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux > [mlapier at mushroom ~]$ > > CentOS 6.2 > > [mlapier at mushroom etc]$ ll | grep samba > drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 4096 Mar 11 13:59 samba > drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 4096 Nov 11 2010 samba4 > [mlapier at mushroom etc]$ > > What's with the samba4 directory? It looks like I have samba 3.5.10 on > my system. > > Here are the applicable stanzas of my samba.conf file > > [global] > workgroup = MYGROUP > server string = Samba Server Version %v > log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m > max log size = 50 > security = user > passdb backend = tdbsam > load printers = yes > cups options = raw > printcap name = /etc/printcap > printing = cups > [printers] > comment = All Printers > path = /var/spool/samba > browseable = no > guest ok = yes > writable = no > printable = yes > [WorkForce-1100] > comment = EPSON WorkForce 1100 > path = /var/spool/samba > read only = No > guest ok = Yes > printable = Yes > printer name = WorkForce-1100 > oplocks = No > share modes = No > [Samsung-ML-1740] > comment = Samsung ML-1740 > path = /var/spool/samba > read only = No > guest ok = Yes > printable = Yes > printer name = Samsung-ML-1740 > oplocks = No > share modes = No > > > When I try to mount a printer from the Win XP machine no print shares > are visible. > > Any samba experts see anything wrong with my samba.conf file? Do I need > to provide more information? > Here's what I've got in my samba.conf file now: [global] workgroup = MYGROUP server string = Samba Server Version %v log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m max log size = 50 printcap name = /etc/printcap [printers] comment = All Printers path = /var/spool/samba read only = No guest ok = Yes printable = Yes cups options = raw use client driver = Yes browseable = No The printers do not appear in the printer list on the Win XP machine but if I specify the path to the printer \\192.168.15.2\Samsung-ML-1740 XP mounts it up and prints to it. As usual, I don't know why it didn't work before, and I don't know why it works now. [mlapier at mushroom ~]$ smbclient -L 192.168.15.2 -U xxxxxxx Enter xxxxxxx's password: Domain=[MYGROUP] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.5.10-114.el6] Sharename Type Comment --------- ---- ------- pictures Disk Pictures budget Disk Budget IPC$ IPC IPC Service (Samba Server Version 3.5.10-114.el6) WorkForce-1100 Printer EPSON WorkForce 1100 Samsung-ML-1740 Printer Samsung ML-1740 xxxxxxx Disk Home Directories Domain=[MYGROUP] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.5.10-114.el6] Server Comment --------- ------- MUSHROOM Samba Server Version 3.5.10-114.el6 Workgroup Master --------- ------- MYGROUP MUSHROOM PATCH STRAWBERRY [mlapier at mushroom ~]$ findsmb *=DMB +=LMB IP ADDR NETBIOS NAME WORKGROUP/OS/VERSION --------------------------------------------------------------------- 192.168.15.2 MUSHROOM +[ MYGROUP ] -- _ °v° /(_)\ ^ ^ Mark LaPierre Registerd Linux user No #267004