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.

       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/share/cups/drivers
       directory and the 64-bit drivers to the /usr/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.

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/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

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright 2007-2013 by Apple Inc.

8 July 2013                                           CUPS                                         cupsaddsmb(8)