cupsaddsmb(8) Easy Software Products cupsaddsmb(8)NAMEcupsaddsmb - export printers to samba for windows clients
SYNOPSIScupsaddsmb [ -H samba-server ] [ -U samba-user ] [ -h cups-server ] [
-v ] -a
cupsaddsmb [ -H samba-server ] [ -U samba-user ] [ -h cups-server ] [
-v ] printer [ ... printer ]
DESCRIPTIONcupsaddsmb exports printers to the SAMBA software (version 2.2.0 or
higher) for use with Windows clients. Depending on the SAMBA configura‐
tion, you may need to provide a password to export the printers. This
program requires the Windows printer driver files described below.
The -H option specifies the SAMBA server which defaults to the CUPS
server.
The -U option specifies the SAMBA print admin username which defaults
to your current username.
The -a option exports all known printers. Otherwise only the named
printers are exported.
The -h option specifies a different CUPS server to use.
The -v option specifies that verbose information should be shown and is
useful for debugging SAMBA configuration problems.
SAMBA CONFIGURATIONcupsaddsmb uses the new RPC-based printing support in SAMBA 2.2.x to
provide printer drivers and PPD files to Windows client machines. In
order to use this functionality, you must first configure SAMBA (via
the smb.conf file) to support printing through CUPS and provide a
printer driver download share, as follows:
[global]
load printers = yes
printing = cups
printcap name = cups
[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
browseable = no
public = yes
guest ok = yes
writable = no
printable = yes
printer admin = root
[print$]
comment = Printer Drivers
path = /etc/samba/drivers
browseable = yes
guest ok = no
read only = yes
write list = root
This configuration assumes a FHS-compliant installation of SAMBA;
adjust the [printers] and [print$] share paths accordingly on your sys‐
tem as needed.
MICROSOFT POSTSCRIPT DRIVERS FOR WINDOWS
The base driver for Windows 2000 and higher is the Microsoft PostScript
driver, which is available on any system running Windows 2000 or higher
in the %WINDOWS%\SYSTEM32\SPOOL\DRIVERS\W32X86\3 folder.
The CUPS printer driver is preferred over the Microsoft driver since it
supports the page-label, job-billing, and job-hold-until options fully
on all printers. However, currently only Windows 2000 and higher is
supported by the Microsoft driver, so you will also need to get the
Adobe driver to support Windows 95, 98, and Me clients. The Adobe and
Microsoft drivers for Windows 2000 are identical.
Once you have extracted the driver files, create a "drivers" directory
in the CUPS data directory (usually /usr/share/cups) and copy the files
exactly as named below:
[Windows 2000 and higher]
ps5ui.dll
pscript.hlp
pscript.ntf
pscript5.dll
CUPS POSTSCRIPT DRIVERS FOR WINDOWScupsaddsmb can use the CUPS v6 PostScript printer driver for Windows,
which is available for download from the CUPS web site.
The CUPS printer driver is preferred over the Adobe and Microsoft driv‐
ers since it supports the page-label, job-billing, and job-hold-until
options fully on all printers. However, currently only Windows 2000 and
higher is supported by the CUPS driver, so you will also need to get
the Adobe driver to support Windows 95, 98, and Me clients.
Once you have extracted the driver files, create a "drivers" directory
in the CUPS data directory (usually /usr/share/cups) and copy the files
exactly as named below:
[Windows 2000 and higher]
cups6.ini
cupsui6.dll
cupsdrv6.dll
ps5ui.dll
pscript.hlp
pscript.ntf
pscript5.dll
ADOBE POSTSCRIPT DRIVERS FOR WINDOWScupsaddsmb can use the Adobe PostScript printer driver for Windows,
which are available for download from the Adobe web site
(http://www.adobe.com).
The CUPS printer driver is preferred over the Adobe drivers since they
support the page-label, job-billing, and job-hold-until options fully
on all printers. You can use the Adobe drivers for Windows 9x and the
CUPS drivers for Windows 2000 and higher. The Adobe and Microsoft driv‐
ers for Windows 2000 are identical.
Once you have extracted the driver files, create a "drivers" directory
in the CUPS data directory (usually /usr/share/cups) and copy the files
exactly as named below:
[Windows 95, 98, and Me]
ADFONTS.MFM
ADOBEPS4.DRV
ADOBEPS4.HLP
ICONLIB.DLL
PSMON.DLL
SEE ALSO
CUPS Software Administrators Manual, http://localhost:631/documenta‐
tion.html
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