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    Samba & Print Sharing

    I have an HP OfficeJet attached to my Kubuntu desktop. However, when trying to get a Windows client to add the printer, it is not found. But, if I search the network, it finds the printer on my Ubuntu server!

    When I use the CUPS admin console through my browser, the server correctly points back to the Kubuntu box. Printing works, with a bit of delay.

    Is that expected behavior? Will a re-install of Kubuntu correctly share out the printer from the desktop?

    Thanks.
    Ernie
    Ernie Grossmann<br />Opening doors, closing Windows.......<br />AMD Athlon X2<br />Asus K8, 2 GB PC 3200 RAM<br />Using Kubutu 10.10
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    Re: Samba &amp; Print Sharing

    For starters, you may check that in CUPS (http://localhost:631/admin) the "share printer" option is set.
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      Re: Samba &amp; Print Sharing

      Originally posted by UnicornRider
      For starters, you may check that in CUPS (http://localhost:631/admin) the "share printer" option is set.
      Just doubled-checked to be sure, but I already had the "Share published printers connected to this system" box checked. When I view the list of printers, each printer has a "Unpublish Printer" button -- so I believe they are "shared".

      When I look at the CUPS admin page on the server, the desktop's printers are listed (the "Device URI" belongs to the desktop) but I do have the same options checked.

      I don't understand why the server is sharing the printer on not the desktop.

      Ernie Grossmann<br />Opening doors, closing Windows.......<br />AMD Athlon X2<br />Asus K8, 2 GB PC 3200 RAM<br />Using Kubutu 10.10
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        Re: Samba &amp; Print Sharing

        You may have to "explicitly" install & configure the server parts of Samba (?).
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          Re: Samba &amp; Print Sharing

          Originally posted by UnicornRider
          You may have to "explicitly" install & configure the server parts of Samba (?).
          That must not be through System Settings or Kcontrol because I (believe) everything is set properly there. Any info on how I would check/configure the *server* portion of Samba?
          Ernie Grossmann<br />Opening doors, closing Windows.......<br />AMD Athlon X2<br />Asus K8, 2 GB PC 3200 RAM<br />Using Kubutu 10.10
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            Re: Samba &amp; Print Sharing

            Code:
            [sudo] apt-get install samba samba-common
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              Re: Samba &amp; Print Sharing

              Originally posted by UnicornRider
              Code:
              [sudo] apt-get install samba samba-common
              Already installed:

              Code:
              Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
samba is already the newest version.
samba-common is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 8 not upgraded.
              Also, /etc/samba/smb.conf was configured according to info I found on the web. But I'm unsure about the *server* side you mentioned.

              I'm planning a re-install soon; perhaps that is what is needed to fix it.
              Ernie Grossmann<br />Opening doors, closing Windows.......<br />AMD Athlon X2<br />Asus K8, 2 GB PC 3200 RAM<br />Using Kubutu 10.10
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                Re: Samba &amp; Print Sharing

                Originally posted by ernieg92
                already the newest version
                O.k., then please make sure the daemons in charge are present:

                Code:
                [sudo] ps aux | grep -v 'grep' | grep 'smbd'
[sudo] ps aux | grep -v 'grep' | grep 'nmbd'
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                Further reading: Samba Manual
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