cupsaddsmb(8)

NAME
cupsaddsmb - export printers to samba for windows clients

SYNOPSIS
cupsaddsmb [ -H samba-server ] [ -U samba-user ] [ -h cups-server ] [ -v ] -a
cupsaddsmb [ -H samba-server ] [ -U samba-user ] [ -h cups-server ] [ -v ] printer [ ... printer ]

DESCRIPTION
cupsaddsmb exports printers to the SAMBA software (version 2.2.0 or higher) for use with Windows clients. Depending on the SAMBA configuration, you may need to provide a password to export the printers. This program requires the Adobe PostScript 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 CONFIGURATION
cupsaddsmb 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 system as needed.

ADOBE POSTSCRIPT DRIVERS FOR WINDOWS
cupsaddsmb uses the Adobe PostScript printer drivers for Windows, which are available for download from the Adobe web site (http://www.adobe.com). Once you have extracted the driver files, create a "drivers" directory in the CUPS data directory (usually /usr/share/cups) and copy the Adobe files using UPPERCASE filenames, as follows:
    ADFONTS.MFM
    ADOBEPS4.DRV
    ADOBEPS4.HLP
    ADOBEPS5.DLL
    ADOBEPSU.DLL
    ADOBEPSU.HLP
    DEFPRTR2.PPD
    ICONLIB.DLL
    PSMON.DLL

SEE ALSO
CUPS Software Administrators Manual, http://localhost:631/documentation.html

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