Re: [hylafax-users] smbfax puzzle

[Ian Firla <ian@deepsky.com>]

Interesting... where in smb.conf are you putting the line?

Ian

On Tue, 18 Mar 2003, Noel Kelly wrote:

> Have you tried adding 'user client driver = yes' to your Samba
> configuration?  This is a botch to make Windows 2000 clients not try and
> take the printer drivers from the server (or something like that).
>
> HTH
> Noel
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ian Firla [mailto:ian@deepsky.com]
> Sent: 14 March 2003 10:17
> To: Matt Darnell
> Cc: hylafax-users@hylafax.org
> Subject: Re: [hylafax-users] smbfax puzzle
>
>
>
> Thanks for the response. Indeed, it does work. What a rot though.
>
> Anyone know why this happens? It's a pretty ugly error to get and to
> explain to a non-technical user that they should ignore the error is a
> pretty ugly hack.
>
> I've now got two nearly identical systems set up. On one, I'm able to
> connect windows clients without an error... on the other... I get the
> error but, as you say, one can fax without a problem.
>
> Best,
>
> Ian
>
>
> On Thu, 13 Mar 2003, Matt Darnell wrote:
>
> > We always get that error when we access the printer directly.  It still
> > works though.
> >
> > -Matt
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ian Firla" <ian@deepsky.com>
> > To: <hylafax-users@hylafax.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 9:30 AM
> > Subject: [hylafax-users] smbfax puzzle
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Dear All,
> > >
> > > I've run into a road block.
> > >
> > > Initially, I installed Hylafax and shared a printer via sambafax as is
> > > described in the readme that comes with smbfax for windows users. It
> > > worked perfectly.
> > >
> > > I've since reinstalled the machine and hylafax (using apt-get (I'm
> > > tracking stable)) and am getting "Access denied, unable to connect" from
> > > my windows clients.
> > >
> > > I've searched the archives and also googled for the error but this seems
> > > pretty unique ... suggesting, perhaps that I've overlooked something
> > > dreadfully obvious.
> > >
> > > I've played with the permissions in /var/spool/lpd and checked and
> > > rechecked the conf files in /etc/hylafax and /etc/samba as well as the
> > > perms on /usr/local/smbfax/smbfax as advised by the readme...
> > >
> > > I've also checked through everything listed in /usr/local/smbfax/
> > >
> > > Here's what dpkg shows I have installed:
> > >
> > >  dpkg -l hylafax*
> > > Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
> > > |
> Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed
> > > |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err:
> > > uppercase=bad)
> > > ||/ Name           Version        Description
> > >
> >
> +++-==============-==============-==========================================
> > ==
> > > ii  hylafax-client 4.1.1-1.1      Flexible client/server fax software -
> > > client
> > > ii  hylafax-doc    4.1.1-1.1      Flexible client/server fax software -
> > > HTML D
> > > ii  hylafax-server 4.1.1-1.1      Flexible client/server fax software -
> > > server
> > >
> > > dpkg -l samba*
> > > Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
> > > |
> Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed
> > > |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err:
> > > uppercase=bad)
> > > ||/ Name           Version        Description
> > >
> >
> +++-==============-==============-==========================================
> > ==
> > > ii  samba          2.2.3a-12      A LanManager like file and printer
> > > server fo
> > > un  samba-client   <none>         (no description available)
> > > ii  samba-common   2.2.3a-12      Samba common files used by both the
> > > server a
> > > ii  samba-doc      2.2.3a-12      Samba documentation.
> > >
> > > Any help or advice on what I've missed would be appreciated.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Ian
> > >
> > > ------------
> > > Dr Ian Firla
> > > Robert Graves Trust | "A partial count of the software available
> > > St John's College, Oxford       | in just one noncommerical Linux system
> > > OX1 3JP - +44-(0)7855-310565 | would have cost about $1.9 billion to
> > develop
> > > http://www.robertgraves.org | ... the way Microsoft does it" Bruce
> Perens
> > >
> > >
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> ------------
> Dr Ian Firla
> Robert Graves Trust		| "A partial count of the software available
> St John's College, Oxford       | in just one noncommerical Linux system
> OX1 3JP - +44-(0)7855-310565	| would have cost about $1.9 billion to
> develop
> http://www.robertgraves.org	| ... the way Microsoft does it" Bruce
> Perens
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Dr Ian Firla
Robert Graves Trust		| "A partial count of the software available
St John's College, Oxford       | in just one noncommerical Linux system
OX1 3JP - +44-(0)7855-310565	| would have cost about $1.9 billion to develop
http://www.robertgraves.org	| ... the way Microsoft does it" Bruce Perens



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