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Latest Mepis CUPS - No SMB optionHi , strange problem - all other versions have no problem with smb print backend on printer manager setup - but on the latest version (aug. 25) the smb radio button is greyed out on the printer manager setup screen for add new printer. Any help would be appreciated. »
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Fix for CUPS with no SMB backend
Sometimes the sequence that services are started can be important on how they are "aware" of each other. With the 2004.01 Simply Mepis release I have noticed cups starting before samba. I also had the "grayed out" problem and not finding my Windows shared printer. Perhaps this is why cups doesn't notice samba ?
Anyway from the cups manual the fix is quite simple.
[http://www.cups.org/sam.html#2_6 under the section, Printing to Windows Servers ]
[1] Log on to the terminal. Type su then enter your root password.
[2] Type the following:
ln -s 'which smbspool' /usr/lib/cups/backend/smb
[3] Close down and reboot
The smb (samba shared printer) option should now be available.
Thank you for your reply - ho
Thank you that worked.