Sharing Printer for Windows from Linux –>
smb.conf will be =============>
[global]
dos charset = ASCII
display charset = UTF-8
workgroup = WORKGROUP
netbios name = PRINT
security = SHARE
max xmit = 65535
deadtime = 15
socket options = IPTOS_LOWDELAY TCP_NODELAY SO_SNDBUF=16384 SO_RCVBUF=16384
printcap name = cups
printing = cups
log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/tmp
guest ok = Yes
printable = Yes
browseable = yes
[print$]
comment = Printer Drivers
path = /var/lib/samba/drivers
guest ok = Yes
[Test]
comment = Test
path = /var/lib/samba
read only = No
guest ok = Yes
printable = Yes
printer name = Test
use client driver = Yes
oplocks = No
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/etc/cups/cupsd.conf ===================>
LogLevel debug
SystemGroup sys root
Port 631
Listen /var/run/cups/cups.sock
Browsing Off
DefaultAuthType Basic
<Location />
Order allow,deny
Allow from All
</Location>
<Location /admin>
Order allow,deny
Allow from All
</Location>
<Location /admin/conf>
Order allow,deny
Allow from All
</Location>
Note: If permissions are not proper then you may get “client-error-not-authorized” this error in Samba log.
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Please uncomment below line from /etc/cups/mime.convs
application/octet-stream application/vnd.cups-raw 0 –
Note : If it is commented then you may get “client-error-document-format-not-supported” this error in samba log.
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Now restart cups and add printer in Windows.
Good Luck !!! 🙂
