Samba Distribution Programs; Findsmb; Make_Smbcodepage - Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 4.5.0 Reference Manual

Chapter 14. Samba
[print$]
comment = Printer Drivers Share
path = /var/lib/samba/drivers
write list = ed, john
printer admin = ed, john
More complicated printing configurations are possible. To add additional security and privacy for
printing confidential documents, users can have their own print spooler not located in a public
path. If a job fails, other users would not have access to the file.
The share contains printer drivers for clients to access if not available locally. The
print$
share is optional and may not be required depending on the organization.
print$
Setting to
browseable
Neighborhood, provided the Samba server is set up correctly in the domain/workgroup.

8. Samba Distribution Programs

8.1.

findsmb

findsmb <subnet_broadcast_address>
The program is a Perl script which reports information about SMB-aware systems on a
findsmb
specific subnet. If no subnet is specified the local subnet is used. Items displayed include IP
address, NetBIOS name, workgroup or domain name, operating system, and version.
The following example shows the output of executing
findsmb
IP ADDR NETBIOS NAME
------------------------------------------------------------------
10.1.59.25 VERVE
10.1.59.26 STATION22
10.1.56.45 TREK
Manager]
10.1.57.94 PIXEL
10.1.57.137 MOBILE001
Manager]
10.1.57.141 JAWS
2.2.7a-security-rollup-fix]
10.1.56.159 FRED
10.1.59.192 LEGION
2.2.7-security-rollup-fix]
10.1.56.205 NANCYN
2.2.7a-security-rollup-fix]
8.2.

make_smbcodepage

268
enables the printer to be viewed in the Windows Network
Yes
WORKGROUP/OS/VERSION
[MYGROUP] [Unix] [Samba 3.0.0-15]
[MYGROUP] [Unix] [Samba 3.0.2-7.FC1]
+[WORKGROUP] [Windows 5.0] [Windows 2000 LAN
[MYGROUP] [Unix] [Samba 3.0.0-15]
[WORKGROUP] [Windows 5.0] [Windows 2000 LAN
+[KWIKIMART] [Unix] [Samba
+[MYGROUP] [Unix] [Samba 3.0.0-14.3E]
*[MYGROUP] [Unix] [Samba
+[MYGROUP] [Unix] [Samba
as any valid user on a system:
findsmb