Re: [hylafax-users] Fax from Samba

[Christoph Scheeder <christoph.scheeder@scheeder.de>]

Hi,

Andrew schrieb:
> 
> Hi,
> I'm trying the "Fax from Samba" config found on the Hylafax website, but
> it's not working.
> I'm using RedHat 7.1,and Hylafax 4.1beta3-1rh7.
>  I've followed the instructions for setting this up closely.
>  It does fax with the various Windows clients,ie Cypheus etc..
>  I can log into the Samba share(from NT) and load an Apple printer driver.
> * When I've created a fax in Word and printed to the postscript printer I
> get
> * a message saying "problem with the printer, try to reload the driver" blah
> * blah blah..
> Thanks for any help you can give.
>  Andrew
> Below is my Printcap.local:
> faxlp:\
>      :lp=/dev/null:\
>      :sd=/usr/sbin/lpd:\    ;I changed this from /usr/spool to /usr/sbin to match where   my  lpd is.

and that was a big mistake. the sd parameter tells where the
spool-directory for this printer is gives 


>      :if=/var/spool/fax/bin/sambafax:\
>      :sh:sf:mx#0:
> 
> and here is my smb.conf
> ;*******************section global*****************
> 
> [global]
> netbios name = HYLASMB
> workgroup = RESEARCH
> security = user
> encrypt passwords = yes
> smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
> printing = bsd
> printcap name = /etc/printcap
> load printers = yes
> log file = /var/log/samba-log.%m
> lock directory = /var/lock/samba
> ;*******************section homes*****************
> 
> [homes]
> path = %H
> writeable = yes
> valid users = %S
> create mode = 0600
> directory mode = 0700
> locking = no
> 
> [printers]
> comment = All Printers
> security = server
> path = /var/sbin/lpd/lp ; Is this right??
> browseable = no
> printable = yes
> public = yes
> writable = no
> create mode = 0700
> 
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