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NAME

       cupsaddsmb - export printers to samba for windows clients

SYNOPSIS

       cupsaddsmb [ -H samba-server ] [ -U samba-user ] [ -h cups-server ] [ -v ] -a
       cupsaddsmb [ -H samba-server ] [ -U samba-user ] [ -h cups-server ] [ -v ] printer [ ... printer ]

DESCRIPTION

       cupsaddsmb exports printers to the SAMBA software (version 2.2.0 or higher) for use with Windows clients. Depending on the SAMBA configura-
       tion, you may need to provide a password to export the printers. This program requires the CUPS or Adobe PostScript  printer  driver  files
       described below.

       The -H option specifies the SAMBA server which defaults to the CUPS server.

       The -U option specifies the SAMBA print admin username which defaults to your current username.

       The -a option exports all known printers. Otherwise only the named printers are exported.

       The -h option specifies a different CUPS server to use.

       The -v option specifies that verbose information should be shown and is useful for debugging SAMBA configuration problems.

SAMBA CONFIGURATION

       cupsaddsmb  uses  the new RPC-based printing support in SAMBA 2.2.x to provide printer drivers and PPD files to Windows client machines. In
       order to use this functionality, you must first configure SAMBA (via the smb.conf file) to support printing  through  CUPS  and	provide  a
       printer driver download share, as follows:

	   [global]
	    load printers = yes
	    printing = cups
	    printcap name = cups

	   [printers]
	    comment = All Printers
	    path = /var/spool/samba
	    browseable = no
	    public = yes
	    guest ok = yes
	    writable = no
	    printable = yes
	    printer admin = root

	   [print$]
	    comment = Printer Drivers
	    path = /etc/samba/drivers
	    browseable = yes
	    guest ok = no
	    read only = yes
	    write list = root

       This configuration assumes a FHS-compliant installation of SAMBA; adjust the [printers] and [print$] share paths accordingly on your system
       as needed.

CUPS POSTSCRIPT DRIVERS FOR WINDOWS

       cupsaddsmb can use the CUPS PostScript printer drivers for Windows, which are available for download from the CUPS web site.

       The CUPS printer drivers are preferred over the Adobe drivers since they support page accounting, banner pages,	and  page  labels  on  all
       printers.   However,  currently	only  Windows  NT,  2000, and XP are supported by the CUPS drivers, so you will also need to get the Adobe
       driver to support Windows 95, 98, and Me clients.

       Once you have extracted the driver files, create a "drivers" directory in the CUPS data directory (usually /usr/share/cups)  and  copy  the
       CUPS files using lowercase filenames, as follows:

	   [Windows NT, 2000, and XP]
	   cups.hlp
	   cupsdrvr.dll
	   cupsui.dll

ADOBE POSTSCRIPT DRIVERS FOR WINDOWS

       cupsaddsmb  can	use  the  Adobe  PostScript  printer  drivers  for  Windows,  which  are  available  for  download from the Adobe web site
       (http://www.adobe.com).

       The CUPS printer drivers are preferred over the Adobe drivers since they support page accounting, banner pages,	and  page  labels  on  all
       printers.

       Once  you  have	extracted the driver files, create a "drivers" directory in the CUPS data directory (usually /usr/share/cups) and copy the
       Adobe files using UPPERCASE filenames, as follows:

	   [Windows 95, 98, and Me]
	   ADFONTS.MFM
	   ADOBEPS4.DRV
	   ADOBEPS4.HLP
	   DEFPRTR2.PPD
	   ICONLIB.DLL
	   PSMON.DLL

	   [Windows NT, 2000, and XP]
	   ADOBEPS5.DLL
	   ADOBEPSU.DLL
	   ADOBEPSU.HLP

       You can download and copy either set of driver files independently, and use the CUPS drivers for Windows NT, 2000, and XP while	using  the
       Adobe drivers for the Windows 95, 98, and Me clients.

SEE ALSO

       CUPS Software Administrators Manual, http://localhost:631/documentation.html

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright 1993-2002 by Easy Software Products, All Rights Reserved.

27 September 2002					    Common UNIX Printing System 					     cupsaddsmb(8)