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cupsaddsmb(8)			  Apple Inc.			 cupsaddsmb(8)


NAME

       cupsaddsmb - export printers to samba for windows clients


SYNOPSIS

       cupsaddsmb  [ -H samba-server ] [ -U samba-user[%samba-password] ] [ -h
       cups-server[:port] ] [ -v ] -a
       cupsaddsmb [ -H samba-server ] [ -U samba-user[%samba-password] ] [  -h
       cups-server[:port] ] [ -v ] printer [ ...  printer ]


DESCRIPTION

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

   SAMBA CONFIGURATION
       cupsaddsmb  uses  the  RPC-based  printing  support in SAMBA to provide
       printer drivers and PPD files to Windows client machines.  In order  to
       use  this functionality, you must first configure the SAMBA smb.conf(5)
       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

	   [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 sys-
       tem as needed.

   MICROSOFT POSTSCRIPT DRIVERS FOR WINDOWS
       The base driver for Windows 2000 and higher is the Microsoft PostScript
       driver, which is available on any system running Windows 2000 or higher
       in the %WINDIR%\SYSTEM32\SPOOL\DRIVERS\W32X86\3 folder for 32-bit driv-
       ers and %WINDIR%\SYSTEM32\SPOOL\DRIVERS\X64\3 folder for  64-bit  driv-
       ers.

       Copy  the  32-bit  drivers to the /usr/share/cups/drivers directory and
       the 64-bit drivers to the /usr/share/cups/drivers/x64 directory exactly
       as named below:

	   ps5ui.dll
	   pscript.hlp
	   pscript.ntf
	   pscript5.dll

       Note:  Unlike Windows, case is significant - make sure that you use the
       lowercase filenames shown above,  otherwise  cupsaddsmb	will  fail  to
       export the drivers.


OPTIONS

       cupsaddsmb supports the following options:

       -H samba-server
	    Specifies the SAMBA server which defaults to the CUPS server.

       -U samba-user[%samba-password]
	    Specifies  the  SAMBA  print admin username which defaults to your
	    current username.  If the username contains a percent (%)  charac-
	    ter,  then	the text following the percent is treated as the SAMBA
	    password to use.

       -a   Exports all known printers.  Otherwise only the named printers are
	    exported.

       -h cups-server[:port]
	    Specifies a different CUPS server to use.

       -v   Specifies  that verbose information should be shown.  This is use-
	    ful for debugging SAMBA configuration problems.


SEE ALSO

       rpcclient(1), smbclient(1),  smbd(8),  smb.conf(5),  CUPS  Online  Help
       (http://localhost:631/help)


COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2007-2017 by Apple Inc.

11 June 2014			     CUPS			 cupsaddsmb(8)

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