Changes between Version 65 and Version 66 of public/FAQ


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11 Dec 2017 09:57:11 (8 years ago)
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twalzer
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    66The Samba CUPS back-end is enabled by default, if for any reason it is not activate it by entering the following command and restarting CUPS.
    7 //**# ln -s $(which smbspool) /usr/lib/cups/backend/smb**//
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     9'''# ln -s $(which smbspool) /usr/lib/cups/backend/smb'''''''
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    911Next, simply log in on the CUPS web interface and choose to add a new printer. As a device choose "Windows Printer via SAMBA".
    1012For the device location, enter:
    11 //**smb://username:password@hostname/printer_name**//
     13'''smb://username:password@hostname/printer_name'''''''
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    1315Or without a password:
    14 //**bold**smb://username@hostname/printer_name**//
     16'''smb://username@hostname/printer_name'''''''
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    1618Make sure that the user actually has access to the printer on the Windows computer and select the appropriate drivers. If the computer is located on a domain, make sure the URI includes the domain:
    17 //**bold**smb://username:password@domain/hostname/printer_name**//
     19'''smb://username:password@domain/hostname/printer_name'''''''
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