1cupsaddsmb(8)                     Apple Inc.                     cupsaddsmb(8)
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NAME

6       cupsaddsmb - export printers to samba for windows clients
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SYNOPSIS

10       cupsaddsmb  [ -H samba-server ] [ -U samba-user[%samba-password] ] [ -h
11       cups-server[:port] ] [ -v ] -a
12       cupsaddsmb [ -H samba-server ] [ -U samba-user[%samba-password] ] [  -h
13       cups-server[:port] ] [ -v ] printer [ ...  printer ]
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DESCRIPTION

16       The  cupsaddsmb program exports printers to the SAMBA software (version
17       2.2.0 or higher) for use with Windows clients.  Depending on the  SAMBA
18       configuration,  you may need to provide a password to export the print‐
19       ers.  This program requires the Windows printer driver files  described
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22   SAMBA CONFIGURATION
23       cupsaddsmb  uses  the  RPC-based  printing  support in SAMBA to provide
24       printer drivers and PPD files to Windows client machines.  In order  to
25       use  this functionality, you must first configure the SAMBA smb.conf(5)
26       file to support printing through CUPS  and  provide  a  printer  driver
27       download share, as follows:
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29           [global]
30            load printers = yes
31            printing = cups
32            printcap name = cups
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34           [printers]
35            comment = All Printers
36            path = /var/spool/samba
37            browseable = no
38            public = yes
39            guest ok = yes
40            writable = no
41            printable = yes
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43           [print$]
44            comment = Printer Drivers
45            path = /etc/samba/drivers
46            browseable = yes
47            guest ok = no
48            read only = yes
49            write list = root
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51       This  configuration  assumes  a  FHS-compliant  installation  of SAMBA;
52       adjust the [printers] and [print$] share paths accordingly on your sys‐
53       tem as needed.
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55   MICROSOFT POSTSCRIPT DRIVERS FOR WINDOWS
56       The base driver for Windows 2000 and higher is the Microsoft PostScript
57       driver, which is available on any system running Windows 2000 or higher
58       in the %WINDIR%\SYSTEM32\SPOOL\DRIVERS\W32X86\3 folder for 32-bit driv‐
59       ers and %WINDIR%\SYSTEM32\SPOOL\DRIVERS\X64\3 folder for  64-bit  driv‐
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62       Copy  the  32-bit  drivers to the /usr/share/cups/drivers directory and
63       the 64-bit drivers to the /usr/share/cups/drivers/x64 directory exactly
64       as named below:
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66           ps5ui.dll
67           pscript.hlp
68           pscript.ntf
69           pscript5.dll
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71       Note:  Unlike Windows, case is significant - make sure that you use the
72       lowercase filenames shown above,  otherwise  cupsaddsmb  will  fail  to
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OPTIONS

76       cupsaddsmb supports the following options:
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78       -H samba-server
79            Specifies the SAMBA server which defaults to the CUPS server.
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81       -U samba-user[%samba-password]
82            Specifies  the  SAMBA  print admin username which defaults to your
83            current username.  If the username contains a percent (%)  charac‐
84            ter,  then  the text following the percent is treated as the SAMBA
85            password to use.
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87       -a   Exports all known printers.  Otherwise only the named printers are
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90       -h cups-server[:port]
91            Specifies a different CUPS server to use.
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93       -v   Specifies  that verbose information should be shown.  This is use‐
94            ful for debugging SAMBA configuration problems.
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SEE ALSO

97       rpcclient(1), smbclient(1),  smbd(8),  smb.conf(5),  CUPS  Online  Help
98       (http://localhost:631/help)
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101       Copyright © 2007-2017 by Apple Inc.
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