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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Samba Printer question Post 24923 by dryheat on Saturday 20th of July 2002 08:06:27 PM
Old 07-20-2002
Just a guess, but try setting the [printers] section in your smb.conf file to browseable = no. It won't appear in the Windows list that way. You'll have to explicity type in the \\computer\printer name in Windows to attach to that printer.
 

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LEARN ABOUT OSX

printers.conf

printers.conf(5)						    Apple Inc.							  printers.conf(5)

NAME

       printers.conf - printer configuration file for cups

DESCRIPTION

       The  printers.conf  file  defines the local printers that are available. It is normally located in the /etc/cups directory and is generated
       automatically by the cupsd(8) program when printers are added or deleted.

       Each line in the file can be a configuration directive, a blank line, or a comment. Comment lines start with the # character.

DIRECTIVES

       <Printer name> ... </Printer>
	    Defines a specific printer.

       <DefaultPrinter name> ... </Printer>
	    Defines a default printer.

       Accepting Yes

       Accepting No
	    Specifies whether the printer is accepting new jobs.

       AllowUser [ user @group ... ]
	    Allows specific users and groups to print to the printer.

       DenyUser [ user @group ... ]
	    Prevents specific users and groups from printing to the printer.

       DeviceURI uri
	    Specifies the device URI for a printer.

       ErrorPolicy abort-job

       ErrorPolicy retry-current-job

       ErrorPolicy retry-job

       ErrorPolicy stop-printer
	    Specifies the error policy for the printer.

       Info text
	    Specifies human-readable text describing the printer.

       JobSheets banner banner
	    Specifies the banner pages to use for the printer.

       KLimit number
	    Specifies the job-k-limit value for the printer.

       Location text
	    Specifies human-readable text describing the location of the printer.

       OpPolicy name
	    Specifies the operation policy for the printer.

       PageLimit number
	    Specifies the job-page-limit value for the printer.

       PortMonitor monitor
	    Specifies the port monitor for a printer.

       QuotaPeriod seconds
	    Specifies the job-quota-period value for the printer.

       Shared Yes

       Shared No
	    Specifies whether the printer is shared.

       State idle

       State stopped
	    Specifies the initial state of the printer (Idle or Stopped)

       StateMessage text
	    Specifies the message associated with the state.

       StateTime seconds
	    Specifies the date/time associated with the state.

SEE ALSO

       classes.conf(5), cupsd(8), cupsd.conf(5), mime.convs(5), mime.types(5),
       http://localhost:631/help

COPYRIGHT

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