[KLUG Members] Samba bug or feature?

[Bruce Smith]

> >>>I upgraded from Samba 1.9.something to 2.2.3a and there is an annoying
> >>Mmm,  I've is discovered several interesting things about 2.2.3a,  although
> >>not this problem.
> >>If you've got printers attached to the 2.2.3a box for NT / WinY2k / XP(aka
> >>theofficial OS of Angamandi) go and get the patches from
> >>http://ftp.samba.org/ftp/jerry/samba-2.2.3a-patches/, apply and rebuild
> >> ASAP.
> >Why?  
> 
> You'll get spurious access denied messages.  And you won't be able to load print
> drivers onto the server,  And rpcclient won't work with a hoot.

Great, I'll have to dig up a compiler.   :-(
(this is HPUX and I downloaded a binary)

> >>Do you have a valid "guest account =" in your globals stanza.
> >I think so:
> >guest account = pcguest
> 
> And pcguest is a legit' user?  With a unique uid?

Yup.  Once I assigned it a password to get by, it can connect.
(bad solution)

> Your printer stanza looks like -
>                  [aprinter]
>                  path = /usr/spool/public
>                  writeable = false
>                  printable = true
>                  guest ok = true

I used to say "public" (Synonym for guest ok) instead of 
"guest ok = true", but I changed that without any luck.

Here's an example:


[lj5]
   comment = lj5 - Purchasing
   path = /tmp
   printer = lj5
   guest ok = true
   writable = no
   printable = yes
   create mode = 0700



> Do you have any magic shares like [printers] or [print$] defined?

Nope.

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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