Calvin Cannon wrote:

> For some reason, it seems that Samba isn't transferring print files to 
> the print queue.  I'm at a bit of a loss because I have another SuSE 9.0 
> box configured basically the same way (Different domain name) and it 
> works great!  Basically, both pdf-distiller shares shown below come up 
> in network neighborhood just fine, and I can connect to the print shares 
> just fine.  Everything works great until I send a job to one of the 
> print shares.
> 
> When I send a job to either pdf-distiller print share, I get no error 
> messages, and no PDF file.  The [pdf-distiller-debug] share is 
> configured to add log entries whenever a job is sent.  That log file 
> DOES get updated, but no print file appears in /var/spool/samba/pdf to 
> be processed by Ghostscript.  The spool directory is chmod'ed at 777 so 
> it shouldn't be a permissions issue, and I'm using the standard Apple 
> postscript driver on the WinXP side.
> 
> As mentioned earlier, I have another box configured (I think) exactly 
> the same way and it's working great.  I've been ripping my hair out 
> trying to figure out why this isn't working here.  If I had an error 
> message I would have a place to start, but I don't even have that.
> 
> I appreciate any help you can provide.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Calvin Cannon
> calvin.cannon@netstruXure.com
> 
> Below is a snippet of code from my smb.conf file.  The Global printcap 
> variable is set to "printcap = cups".
> 
> 
> ___________________________________________________________________________________ 
> 
> [printers]
>   comment = All Printers
>   path = /var/tmp
>   printable = yes
>   create mask = 0600
>   browseable = no
>   guest ok = no
>   use client driver = yes
> 
> # This share provides printer driver down- and upload in an Windows 
> NT-style
> # point-and-print way.  For more detailed information consult the Printing
> # Support Section of the Samba-HOWTO-Collection.  For uploading take extra
> # care to add the printer admins to the group lp.
> 
> [print$]
>   comment = Printer Drivers
>   path = /var/lib/samba/drivers
>   write list = @ntadmin root
>   force group = ntadmin
>   create mask = 0664
>   directory mask = 0775
>   browseable = yes
>   guest ok = no
>   printable = no
> 
> [pdf-distiller]
>   comment = PDF Generator - Saves to P: Drive
>   printing = sysv
>   printcap = lpstat
>   path = /var/spool/samba/pdf
>   printable = Yes
>   print command = gs -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -q -sDEVICE=pdfwrite 
> -sOutputFile=%H/PDF-Distiller/%s.pdf %s; rm %s
> 
> [pdf-distiller-debug]
>   comment = PDF Generator - Saves to P: Drive
>   printing = sysv
>   printcap = lpstat
>   path = /var/spool/samba/pdf
>   printable = Yes
>   print command = echo %T: %u on %m >> 
> /var/log/samba/PDF-Dilstiller.log; cp %s %H/PDF-Distiller/%s.deleteme
> ___________________________________________________________________________________ 
> 
> 
> 
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Calvin,
Is the sticky bit set on the spool directory? The man page doesn't say 
it's absolutely necessary, but it does say that it's typically set.

-- 
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  it is a collectivist myth.
  There are only individual citizens
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  and individual purposes."
-William E. Simon (1927-2000),
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