Table of Contents

Features and Benefits

Technical Introduction

Client to Samba Print Job Processing

Printing-Related Configuration Parameters

Simple Print Configuration

Verifying Configuration with testparm

Rapid Configuration Validation

Extended Printing Configuration

Detailed Explanation Settings

Printing Developments Since Samba-2.2

Point'n'Print Client Drivers on Samba Servers

The Obsoleted [printer$] Section

Creating the [print$] Share

[print$] Stanza Parameters

The [print$] Share Directory

Installing Drivers into [print$]

Add Printer Wizard Driver Installation

Installing Print Drivers Using rpcclient

Client Driver Installation Procedure

First Client Driver Installation

Setting Device Modes on New Printers

Additional Client Driver Installation

Always Make First Client Connection as root or “printer admin”

Other Gotchas

Setting Default Print Options for Client Drivers

Supporting Large Numbers of Printers

Adding New Printers with the Windows NT APW

Error Message: “Cannot connect under a different Name”

Take Care When Assembling Driver Files

Samba and Printer Ports

Avoiding Common Client Driver Misconfiguration

The Imprints Toolset

What Is Imprints?

Creating Printer Driver Packages

The Imprints Server

The Installation Client

Adding Network Printers without User Interaction

The addprinter Command

Migration of Classical Printing to Samba

Publishing Printer Information in Active Directory or LDAP

Common Errors

I Give My Root Password but I Do Not Get Access

My Print Jobs Get Spooled into the Spooling Directory, but Then Get Lost