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NOTE: CentOS Enterprise Linux 5 is built from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux source code. Other than logo and name changes CentOS Enterprise Linux 5 is compatible with the equivalent Red Hat version. This document applies equally to both Red Hat and CentOS Enterprise Linux 5.

19.10. Samba with CUPS Printing Support

Samba allows client machines to share printers connected to the Samba server. In addition, Samba also allows client machines to send documents built in Linux to Windows printer shares. Although there are other printing systems that function with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CUPS (Common UNIX Print System) is the recommended printing system due to its close integration with Samba.

19.10.1. Simple smb.conf Settings

The following example shows a very basic smb.conf configuration for CUPS support:

[global] 
load printers = Yes 
printing = cups 
printcap name = cups  
[printers] 
comment = All Printers 
path = /var/spool/samba/print 
printer = IBMInfoP 
browseable = No 
public = Yes 
guest ok = Yes 
writable = No 
printable = Yes 
printer admin = @ntadmins  
[print$] 
comment = Printer Drivers Share 
path = /var/lib/samba/drivers 
write list = ed, john 
printer admin = ed, john

Other printing configurations are also possible. To add additional security and privacy for printing confidential documents, users can have their own print spooler not located in a public path. If a job fails, other users would not have access to the file.

The print$ share contains printer drivers for clients to access if not available locally. The print$ share is optional and may not be required depending on the organization.

Setting browseable to Yes enables the printer to be viewed in the Windows Network Neighborhood, provided the Samba server is set up correctly in the domain/workgroup.


 
 
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