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To create custom paper sizes on a Samba print server:
To create custom paper sizes on a Samba print server:


* [[Setting_up_Automatic_Printer_Driver_Downloads_for_Windows_Clients#Connecting_to_the_Print_Server_Using_the_Print_Management_Console|Connect to the print server using the Print Management console]].
* [[Setting_up_Samba_as_a_Print_Server#Granting_the_SePrintOperatorPrivilege_Privilege|Connect to the print server using the Print Management console]].


* Navigate to the <code>Print Servers</code> entry, double-click your print server, and right-click to the <code>Forms</code> entry.
* Navigate to the <code>Print Servers</code> entry, double-click your print server, and right-click to the <code>Forms</code> entry.

Revision as of 01:18, 21 January 2017

To create custom paper sizes on a Samba print server:

  • Navigate to the Print Servers entry, double-click your print server, and right-click to the Forms entry.
  • Select Manage Forms.
Print Management Forms.png
  • Select Create a new form and fill the fields.
Print Management Create New Form.png
  • Click Save Form.
  • Click OK.

The new form is stored in the /usr/local/samba/var/locks/registry.tdb database on the Samba print server.

You can select the form when preconfiguring a printer. For details, see Preconfiguring a Printer.