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msg43

Mar 13 2005, 01:57

Previous way does not work
Well I've been trying to get samba and cups to work for a long time and I didn't care how if it had to be with a user name would have done it but wouldn't have liked it. Anyways....

You need to create a user called samba and a group called samba

CODE

adduser

follow the steps

add group

CODE

groupadd samba

Then you need to edit some samba things. First File
/etc/cups/cupsd.conf
and you go to change this

CODE

<Location />
Order Deny,Allow
Deny From All
Allow From 127.0.0.1
</Location>

to this

CODE

<Location />
Order Deny,Allow
Deny From All
Allow From All
</Location>

then you need to uncomment the following lines:
/etc/cups/mime.types

CODE

application/octet-stream

/etc/cups/mime.convs

CODE

application/octet-stream application/vnd.cups-raw 0 -

Then you edit you samba conf

Edit Samba Config

CODE

# Global parameters
[global]
server string = Matthew
security = SHARE
guest account = samba
printer admin = samba, matthew

[Share]
read only = No
guest ok = Yes
path = /home/samba

[Canoni450]
comment = Canoni450
path = /home/samba/spool
valid users = matthew, samba
guest ok = Yes
printable = Yes
use client driver = Yes

I added a dir so people can see how I setup a share

It is probably necessary to add WORKGROUP = yourworkgroup if you use a different workgroup other than workgroup

markjensen

Mar 13 2005, 03:16

Thanks for the nice HOWTO!

It would be nice if someone could add in some information to limit connections to only a home network set of IPs (or otherwise restrict connections).

msg43

Mar 13 2005, 03:22

QUOTE(markjensen @ Mar 12 2005, 22:16)

Thanks for the nice HOWTO!

It would be nice if someone could add in some information to limit connections to only a home network set of IPs (or otherwise restrict connections).
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If you have a router w/ a fireall just block port 631
most routers today have firewalls
btw thanks

g-n-t

Mar 13 2005, 04:32

fix the title...

msg43

Mar 13 2005, 04:33

will put in a request
thanks

msg43

Jul 7 2005, 17:34

Majorly Rechange the previous way does not work very well.

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