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
       cupsaddsmb 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
       printers. This program requires the Windows printer driver files
       described below.


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 (%)
            character, 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 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 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
       system 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
       drivers and %WINDIR%\SYSTEM32\SPOOL\DRIVERS\X64\3 folder for 64-bit
       drivers.

       The CUPS printer driver is preferred over the Microsoft driver since it
       supports the page-label, job-billing, and job-hold-until options fully
       on all printers. However, currently only Windows 2000 and higher is
       supported by the Microsoft driver, so you will also need to get the
       Adobe driver to support Windows 95, 98, and Me clients. The Adobe and
       Microsoft drivers for Windows 2000 are identical.

       Once you have extracted the driver files, copy the 32-bit drivers to
       the /usr/local/share/cups/drivers directory and the 64-bit drivers to
       the /usr/local/share/cups/drivers/x64 directory exactly as named below:

           [Windows 2000 and higher]
           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.


CUPS POSTSCRIPT DRIVERS FOR WINDOWS
       cupsaddsmb can use the CUPS v6 PostScript printer driver for Windows,
       which is available for download from the CUPS web site.

       The CUPS printer driver is preferred over the Adobe and Microsoft
       drivers since it supports the page-label, job-billing, and job-hold-
       until options fully on all printers. However, currently only Windows
       2000 and higher is supported by the CUPS driver, 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, copy the 32-bit drivers to
       the /usr/local/share/cups/drivers directory and the 64-bit drivers to
       the /usr/local/share/cups/drivers/x64 directory exactly as named below:

           [Windows 2000 and higher]
           cups6.inf (from www.cups.org)
           cups6.ini (from www.cups.org)
           cupsps6.dll (from www.cups.org)
           cupsui6.dll (from www.cups.org)
           ps5ui.dll (from your Windows system)
           pscript.hlp (from your Windows system)
           pscript.ntf (from your Windows system)
           pscript5.dll (from your Windows system)

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


ADOBE POSTSCRIPT DRIVERS FOR WINDOWS 95, 98, AND ME
       cupsaddsmb can use the Adobe PostScript printer driver for Windows 95,
       98, and ME, which are available for download from the Adobe web site
       (http://www.adobe.com).

       The Adobe driver does not support the page-label, job-billing, or job-
       hold-until options.

       Once you have installed the driver on a Windows system, copy the
       following files to the /usr/local/share/cups/drivers directory exactly
       as named below:

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

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


KNOWN ISSUES
       Getting the full set of Windows driver files should be easier.


SEE ALSO
       smbd(8), smb.conf(5), http://localhost:631/help
       http://www.cups.org/windows/


COPYRIGHT
       Copyright 2007-2011 by Apple Inc.



25 July 2007                         CUPS                        cupsaddsmb(8)
