Re: samba-cups-pdf virtual printer

On Sunday 10 December 2006 03:06, fulan Peng wrote:
> I am using 6.1. I just went /usr/ports/net/samba3 and print/cups-pdf
> and did make clean installs. I made samba_enable="YES" and
> cupsd_enable="YES" in /etc/rc.conf file. I managed to make swat
> running and the cupsd listening at 631. I went http://192.158.0.1:631,
> I clicked printer and add button, it showed Name, Location,
> Description, then there is an add button. From Samba's swat, I could
> not find any printer either. I added a printer named cups. Now I do
> not know what I should do in cupsd at http://192.168.0.1:631/admin.
> When making Samba, I just selected CUPS and no other options and I
> choose share for the security options.
> Please help to give some hint to make Samba-Cups-pdf writer work!

I have this working. In my /usr/local/etc/smb.conf file I have (among other 
things):

[global]
   printing = CUPS
   printcap name = cups

On the cups side, you have to go through and add the virtual printer through 
the web interface. Just select "Add New Printer" and follow the prompts. 
Give it a name, and for "Device" select "Virtual Printer (PDF Printer)".  
The defaults should be fine for the other screens (it should 
show "cups-pdf:/" as the device URI).

You should then have a CUPS printer which will also be exported 
(automatically) via Samba.

Note that the resulting PDF documents will be stored locally on your print 
server (in /var/spool/cups-pdf by default), so you should also make that 
directory available over the network somehow. (Samba is an obvious 
candidate for your Windows clients.)

HTH,

JN