[ale] Samba-3.0.0beta3 + CUPS

[Dow Hurst]

IIRC, you define cover pages with the job and user name by each printer 
queue cups manages.  So configure that printer with that option.  If the 
Windows drivers can download the fonts when printing, or if you can 
import all the fonts the Windows machines use into the Linux server, 
then maybe you can overcome the font problem.  The cups backend driver 
talking directly to the physical printers probably accesses the local 
fonts or will substitute if a font isn't found.  If you want software 
support and an excellent product for print serving then contact 
EasyPrint software.  They wrote CUPs and sell a commercial supported 
version that is fabulous.
Dow


Raju wrote:

>My recent conquest on Open Source migration for a Client is coming along
>nicely. I have Oracle running on Linux (used to run on HP-UX), Sybase on
>Linux (also on Hp-UX) is being tested as a pilot, working on LDAP on
>Linux, Samba for a PDC (testing), WINS is working like a charm. I have a
>few issues with CUPS+Samba-3.0.0beta3 and wondered if anyone can shed some
>light/point me in the right direction. Google yields very little
>information and I have very little experience on these two beasts together
>;-)
>
>Here is my smb.conf before the Samba PDC goes into production (waiting for
>3.0 final release). The current PDC is a winbloze NT4.0 box.
>
>
>[global]
>        workgroup = DOMAIN
>        server string = Samba Print Server
>        bind interfaces only = Yes
>        security = DOMAIN
>        min passwd length = 7
>        obey pam restrictions = Yes
>        pam password change = Yes
>        log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
>        max log size = 0
>        min protocol = NT1
>        socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
>        printcap name = cups
>        os level = 33
>        preferred master = No
>        local master = No
>        domain master = No
>        dns proxy = No
>        wins server = 192.168.1.8
>        idmap uid = 10000-20000
>        idmap gid = 10000-20000
>        winbind separator = +
>        winbind use default domain = Yes
>        admin users = root
>        printer admin = root
>        hosts allow = 192.168.1. 192.168.2.
>        printing = cups
>        use client driver = Yes
>
>[printers]
>        comment = All Printers
>        path = /var/spool/samba
>        guest ok = Yes
>        printable = Yes
>        browseable = No
>
>[print$]
>        comment = Printer Drivers
>        path = /etc/samba/drivers
>        write list = root
>        guest ok = Yes
>
>[HP-Westside]
>        comment = HP-WestSide
>        path = /var/spool/samba
>        read only = No
>        guest ok = Yes
>        printable = Yes
>        printer name = HP-Westside
>
>[HP-Eastside]
>        comment = All Printers
>        path = /var/spool/samba
>        read only = No
>        guest ok = Yes
>        printable = Yes
>        printer name = HP-Eastside
>
>Questions:
>
>The winbind/smb combination works fine for shares, but the following is
>that I am having trouble with
>
>1. How can I print seperator pages in cups containing the NT username of
>the person submitting a print job? (this is what the current environment
>has)
>2. The fonts change when printing to a cups printer vs a a printer hanging
>of a win32 box (strange, maybe the drivers in cups?)
>
>My goal is to make the print services switch to LINUX/Samba as tranparent
>as possible to the windows user.
>
>Regards,
>
>--Raju
>
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