Setting up Samba as a Print Server: Revision history

25 July 2023

• curprev 21:3021:30, 25 July 2023‎ Lukebarone talk contribs‎ m 8,560 bytes +547‎ Add actual directions for fix

12 October 2022

• curprev 08:1308:13, 12 October 2022‎ Slowfranklin talk contribs‎ 8,013 bytes +203‎ No edit summary

28 July 2022

• curprev 08:3408:34, 28 July 2022‎ GlaDiaC talk contribs‎ 7,810 bytes +44‎ →‎Tuning rpcd-spoolss
• curprev 08:3408:34, 28 July 2022‎ GlaDiaC talk contribs‎ 7,766 bytes +715‎ →‎Enabling the Print Server Support in Samba
• curprev 08:3108:31, 28 July 2022‎ GlaDiaC talk contribs‎ 7,051 bytes +39‎ →‎Enabling the spoolssd Service
• curprev 08:3008:30, 28 July 2022‎ GlaDiaC talk contribs‎ 7,012 bytes +61‎ →‎Enabling the spoolssd Service

6 October 2021

• curprev 13:2713:27, 6 October 2021‎ Mmuehlfeld talk contribs‎ 6,951 bytes −149‎ Changed /var/spool/samba/ to /var/tmp/ . That directory exists on Linux distributions by default. MR 2192 will update the smb.conf man page which then also recommends /var/tmp/

18 November 2019

• curprev 15:1515:15, 18 November 2019‎ BBaumbach talk contribs‎ 7,100 bytes −48‎ →‎Enabling the spoolssd Service

18 October 2017

• curprev 12:0312:03, 18 October 2017‎ Mmuehlfeld talk contribs‎ 7,148 bytes +21‎ Fixed incorrect location of the "printing" parameter. It must be set in [global], not in [printers].

27 September 2017

• curprev 10:0110:01, 27 September 2017‎ Mmuehlfeld talk contribs‎ 7,127 bytes +30‎ Rewrote: "Enabling the spoolssd Service" section

26 September 2017

• curprev 13:0213:02, 26 September 2017‎ Mmuehlfeld talk contribs‎ 7,097 bytes −981‎ Moved "Granting the SePrintOperatorPrivilege Privilege" section from page "Setting up Samba as a Print Server" to page "Setting up Automatic Printer Driver Downloads for Windows Clients". It's only required for the driver stuff, so it fits better there.

4 August 2017

• curprev 08:3308:33, 4 August 2017‎ Mmuehlfeld talk contribs‎ 8,078 bytes +100‎ Explained "printing" parameter to make the example more clear

17 May 2017

• curprev 16:2516:25, 17 May 2017‎ Mmuehlfeld talk contribs‎ 7,978 bytes +64‎ Making more clear that you can use any user/group to manage printer drivers on a Samba print server.

27 April 2017

• curprev 16:3316:33, 27 April 2017‎ Mmuehlfeld talk contribs‎ m 7,914 bytes −41‎ Fixed link

26 February 2017

• curprev 21:1421:14, 26 February 2017‎ Mmuehlfeld talk contribs‎ m 7,955 bytes +1‎ Updated category name
• curprev 21:1221:12, 26 February 2017‎ Mmuehlfeld talk contribs‎ m 7,954 bytes +113‎ Added categories
• curprev 21:0521:05, 26 February 2017‎ Mmuehlfeld talk contribs‎ m 7,841 bytes −27‎ Removed category

21 January 2017

• curprev 01:1701:17, 21 January 2017‎ Mmuehlfeld talk contribs‎ 7,868 bytes +917‎ Moved section "Granting the SePrintOperatorPrivilege Privilege" to this guide

18 January 2017

• curprev 19:3019:30, 18 January 2017‎ Mmuehlfeld talk contribs‎ 6,951 bytes −46‎ Rewrote documentation. Clearer procedures, removed unimportant content, used tags and formattings, added missing details and steps.
• curprev 18:5518:55, 18 January 2017‎ Mmuehlfeld talk contribs‎ 6,997 bytes +3‎ Updated links
• curprev 18:5118:51, 18 January 2017‎ Mmuehlfeld talk contribs‎ m 6,994 bytes +57‎ Updated links

16 January 2017

• curprev 17:1617:16, 16 January 2017‎ Mmuehlfeld talk contribs‎ m 6,937 bytes −44‎ Updated links
• curprev 16:5816:58, 16 January 2017‎ Mmuehlfeld talk contribs‎ m 6,981 bytes 0‎ Mmuehlfeld moved page Setup a Samba print server to Setting up Samba as a Print Server

27 November 2016

• curprev 15:1315:13, 27 November 2016‎ Hortimech talk contribs‎ m 6,981 bytes −29‎ →‎Share a printer: removed a default setting

1 November 2015

• curprev 13:0413:04, 1 November 2015‎ Hortimech talk contribs‎ m 7,010 bytes +28‎ grammar

31 October 2015

• curprev 17:0617:06, 31 October 2015‎ Mmuehlfeld talk contribs‎ 6,982 bytes −4,307‎ Major edit with restructuring page. Point'n'print stuff was moved to the point'n'print page.

22 October 2015

• curprev 08:5908:59, 22 October 2015‎ Slowfranklin talk contribs‎ m 11,289 bytes +163‎ No edit summary

18 October 2015

• curprev 01:0201:02, 18 October 2015‎ Mmuehlfeld talk contribs‎ 11,126 bytes +15‎ Add information about W10 for driver models

5 September 2015

• curprev 23:2423:24, 5 September 2015‎ Mmuehlfeld talk contribs‎ 11,111 bytes +72‎ Add whitelines, add categories

24 August 2015

• curprev 21:4221:42, 24 August 2015‎ Mmuehlfeld talk contribs‎ m 11,039 bytes −25‎ Fix link
• curprev 21:3621:36, 24 August 2015‎ Mmuehlfeld talk contribs‎ m 11,064 bytes −50‎ Fix links
• curprev 20:4120:41, 24 August 2015‎ Mmuehlfeld talk contribs‎ m 11,114 bytes −23‎ Fix link
• curprev 20:3320:33, 24 August 2015‎ Mmuehlfeld talk contribs‎ m 11,137 bytes 0‎ Mmuehlfeld moved page Samba as a print server to Setup a Samba print server: Rename page for new wiki structure

26 November 2014

• curprev 20:0520:05, 26 November 2014‎ Hortimech talk contribs‎ m 11,137 bytes −7‎ →‎Adding a new printer

13 November 2014

• curprev 22:2922:29, 13 November 2014‎ Hortimech talk contribs‎ m 11,144 bytes −4‎ →‎Setup the [print$] share
• curprev 22:2522:25, 13 November 2014‎ Hortimech talk contribs‎ m 11,148 bytes −4‎ →‎Setup the [printers] share
• curprev 22:2222:22, 13 November 2014‎ Hortimech talk contribs‎ m 11,152 bytes −2‎ →‎Granting print operator privileges
• curprev 22:2022:20, 13 November 2014‎ Hortimech talk contribs‎ m 11,154 bytes −25‎ →‎Enabling spoolssd (optional)
• curprev 22:0222:02, 13 November 2014‎ Hortimech talk contribs‎ m 11,179 bytes −2‎ →‎Adding a new printer
• curprev 21:5821:58, 13 November 2014‎ Hortimech talk contribs‎ m 11,181 bytes −16‎ →‎Some definitions
• curprev 21:4621:46, 13 November 2014‎ Hortimech talk contribs‎ m 11,197 bytes +4‎ →‎Introduction

22 September 2014

• curprev 18:3518:35, 22 September 2014‎ Mmuehlfeld talk contribs‎ 11,193 bytes +263‎ Being more concrete about the permissions using Windows ACLs and POSIX ACLs

17 August 2014

• curprev 01:1901:19, 17 August 2014‎ Mmuehlfeld talk contribs‎ 10,930 bytes −10,589‎ Remove point'n'print, GPO creating for drivers and forms sections. All three were independent pages now.

16 August 2014

• curprev 19:4719:47, 16 August 2014‎ Mmuehlfeld talk contribs‎ 21,519 bytes +831‎ Change the HowTo to provide the printer management via the Printer Management Console, which is available on Vista and higher.

14 June 2014

• curprev 23:1423:14, 14 June 2014‎ Mmuehlfeld talk contribs‎ m 20,688 bytes +18‎ Fix link.

3 April 2014

• curprev 21:1221:12, 3 April 2014‎ Mmuehlfeld talk contribs‎ m 20,670 bytes +25‎ Small corrections
• curprev 21:1121:11, 3 April 2014‎ Mmuehlfeld talk contribs‎ 20,645 bytes +2,510‎ Add section about configuring spoolssd

3 March 2014

• curprev 20:0120:01, 3 March 2014‎ Mmuehlfeld talk contribs‎ m 18,135 bytes 0‎ Fix typo.
• curprev 19:1819:18, 3 March 2014‎ Mmuehlfeld talk contribs‎ 18,135 bytes +1,527‎ Being more specific about drivers for different platforms. Add FAQ to separate additional information from the important main content.

2 March 2014

• curprev 17:2217:22, 2 March 2014‎ Mmuehlfeld talk contribs‎ 16,608 bytes +761‎ Wrote the permissions part for the print$ share more detailed

25 February 2014

• curprev 21:4421:44, 25 February 2014‎ Mmuehlfeld talk contribs‎ m 15,847 bytes +80‎ Added a sentence about why the privilege has to be set on every print server to be more specific.
• curprev 21:3921:39, 25 February 2014‎ Mmuehlfeld talk contribs‎ 15,767 bytes −728‎ Undo the last two changes, as the information which were added, are already there - exactly in the same paragraph. :-)

10 January 2014

• curprev 09:2409:24, 10 January 2014‎ Fraz talk contribs‎ 16,495 bytes +83‎ →‎Granting print operator privileges
• curprev 06:3806:38, 10 January 2014‎ Dw2412 talk contribs‎ 16,412 bytes +645‎ →‎Granting print operator privileges

6 January 2014

• curprev 13:3913:39, 6 January 2014‎ Mmuehlfeld talk contribs‎ m 15,767 bytes +1‎ Fix indentation

15 October 2013

• curprev 14:2414:24, 15 October 2013‎ Mmuehlfeld talk contribs‎ m 15,766 bytes −98‎ Fix note on x64 drivers

9 October 2013

• curprev 19:2019:20, 9 October 2013‎ Mmuehlfeld talk contribs‎ m 15,864 bytes +272‎ Replace information what happened when printer driver list doesn't show the uploaded x64 driver

8 October 2013

• curprev 20:0020:00, 8 October 2013‎ Mmuehlfeld talk contribs‎ m 15,592 bytes +265‎ Added a hint if the driver list stays empty (bug)

12 September 2013

• curprev 16:1016:10, 12 September 2013‎ Gazzonyx talk contribs‎ 15,327 bytes +63‎ Mention the ability to load printers on the fly without creating a share for each one.

15 August 2013

• curprev 18:2018:20, 15 August 2013‎ Mmuehlfeld talk contribs‎ 15,264 bytes +199‎ Added link for setting share permissions on samba 4 shares.

23 July 2013

• curprev 05:2805:28, 23 July 2013‎ Mmuehlfeld talk contribs‎ m 15,065 bytes +2‎ Added newlines for reformatting.
• curprev 00:2300:23, 23 July 2013‎ Pseudoruprecht talk contribs‎ m 15,063 bytes +1‎ →‎Some definitions: grammar fix
• curprev 00:2100:21, 23 July 2013‎ Pseudoruprecht talk contribs‎ 15,062 bytes +3‎ →‎Some definitions: MediaWiki markup: use a definition list for the definition list

21 June 2013

• curprev 09:1909:19, 21 June 2013‎ Abartlet talk contribs‎ 15,059 bytes −91‎ clarify introduction

9 June 2013

• curprev 12:4012:40, 9 June 2013‎ Mmuehlfeld talk contribs‎ 15,150 bytes +190‎ HowTo validated for Samba4 print servers installations, as well (just added some small notes about that).

2 June 2013

• curprev 14:4014:40, 2 June 2013‎ Mmuehlfeld talk contribs‎ 14,960 bytes +8,443‎ Complete re-write of the HowTo (Incl. much more details, examples, screenshots, driver trust GPO, etc.)

27 February 2012

• curprev 10:3610:36, 27 February 2012‎ Ddiss talk contribs‎ 6,517 bytes +583‎ caveot for driver sharing in mixed 32/64 bit Windows client environments

23 February 2012

• curprev 14:4614:46, 23 February 2012‎ Fraz talk contribs‎ m 5,934 bytes 0‎ →‎Enabling new papersizes cleanup

22 September 2010

• curprev 23:2723:27, 22 September 2010‎ Fraz talk contribs‎ 5,934 bytes +828‎ →‎Printserver software / Using printers connected to the Samba server
• curprev 23:2323:23, 22 September 2010‎ Fraz talk contribs‎ 5,106 bytes −815‎ →‎Using printers connected to another Samba or Windows server
• curprev 23:2323:23, 22 September 2010‎ Fraz talk contribs‎ 5,921 bytes +11‎ →‎Special settings on printer and faxes
• curprev 23:2223:22, 22 September 2010‎ Fraz talk contribs‎ 5,910 bytes +23‎ →‎Using printers connected to the Samba server
• curprev 23:2123:21, 22 September 2010‎ Fraz talk contribs‎ 5,887 bytes +306‎ →‎Directory structure in drivers directory
• curprev 23:1723:17, 22 September 2010‎ Fraz talk contribs‎ 5,581 bytes +99‎ →‎Uploading a printer driver
• curprev 23:1323:13, 22 September 2010‎ Fraz talk contribs‎ 5,482 bytes +268‎ →‎Providing Printer Drivers to Windows clients with the [print$] share
• curprev 23:0823:08, 22 September 2010‎ Fraz talk contribs‎ 5,214 bytes +2‎ →‎how to configure printer admin
• curprev 23:0423:04, 22 September 2010‎ Fraz talk contribs‎ 5,212 bytes +33‎ →‎Overview
• curprev 23:0223:02, 22 September 2010‎ Fraz talk contribs‎ 5,179 bytes +272‎ →‎Overview
• curprev 22:5722:57, 22 September 2010‎ Fraz talk contribs‎ 4,907 bytes +210‎ →‎Overview
• curprev 22:5322:53, 22 September 2010‎ Fraz talk contribs‎ 4,697 bytes +572‎ No edit summary

20 September 2010

• curprev 11:1711:17, 20 September 2010‎ Bapabooiee talk contribs‎ m 4,125 bytes 0‎ Couple typo fixes

15 March 2010

• curprev 21:3221:32, 15 March 2010‎ Fraz talk contribs‎ m 4,125 bytes +6‎ →‎how to configure printer admin
• curprev 21:2921:29, 15 March 2010‎ Fraz talk contribs‎ 4,119 bytes +535‎ →‎how to configure the printer admin

29 May 2008

• curprev 08:4408:44, 29 May 2008‎ Rcsu talk contribs‎ 3,584 bytes +11‎ Corrected DeviceURI for SMB printing

15 November 2007

• curprev 15:5315:53, 15 November 2007‎ LiquidEyes talk contribs‎ 3,573 bytes +2‎ →‎CUPS

15 May 2006

• curprev 08:3908:39, 15 May 2006‎ Fraz talk contribs‎ 3,571 bytes +26‎ →‎Enabling new papersizes
• curprev 08:3708:37, 15 May 2006‎ Fraz talk contribs‎ 3,545 bytes +28‎ →‎Enabling new papersizes
• curprev 08:3608:36, 15 May 2006‎ Fraz talk contribs‎ 3,517 bytes +2‎ →‎Enabling new papersizes
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8 May 2006

• curprev 20:5020:50, 8 May 2006‎ Fraz talk contribs‎ m 3,489 bytes −2‎ →‎Enabling new papersizes

5 May 2006

• curprev 13:4913:49, 5 May 2006‎ Fraz talk contribs‎ m 3,491 bytes +68‎ →‎Enabling new papersizes
• curprev 13:1413:14, 5 May 2006‎ Fraz talk contribs‎ 3,423 bytes +367‎ No edit summary

15 April 2006

• curprev 20:3420:34, 15 April 2006‎ Rcsu talk contribs‎ 3,056 bytes +48‎ →‎Using a printer connected to a Windows server
• curprev 20:2720:27, 15 April 2006‎ Rcsu talk contribs‎ 3,008 bytes +720‎ a little bit content

6 April 2006

• curprev 13:4413:44, 6 April 2006‎ Pierrottt talk contribs‎ 2,288 bytes 0‎ →‎Using a printer connected to another Samba server

4 March 2006

• curprev 20:2920:29, 4 March 2006‎ Rcsu talk contribs‎ 2,288 bytes +334‎ →‎Using a printer connected to a Windows server: short description

2 March 2006

• curprev 19:2119:21, 2 March 2006‎ Rcsu talk contribs‎ 1,954 bytes +934‎ No edit summary
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1 March 2006

• curprev 20:4620:46, 1 March 2006‎ Rcsu talk contribs‎ 978 bytes +978‎ No edit summary