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remus:
Thanks for the idea Juanito, I think I will download the newer extensions for cups and cups-pdf and stash them in my options folder.

I think my problem might have something to do with permissions.
I have used the cups browser admin interface and unticked "allow printing from the internet" and I have noticed in a few tutorials about serving cups-pdf to windows that the tutorial writer has ticked this. I've tried unticking the option in the cups browser interface from within tinycore linux via minefield and from my vmware host browser and I get a prompt for username and password, I use root, then I get an "Internal server error" message and the option is NOT ticked.

I might try manually editing the cupsd.conf file and see how I go.

remus:
fixed one problem
The reason that I could not print was because I had a bunch of sym link files in /etc/cups again
cupsd.conf.N and cups-pdf.conf
So now the cups gui from a web browser works fine again.

However I still can't get a pdf If I print from windows.

I have made an assumption that if I printed from windows, I would get a window appearing asking me where I want to save the file. I'm wondering if this was an incorrect assumption.

Juanito:

--- Quote from: remus on March 31, 2011, 11:38:37 PM ---I have made an assumption that if I printed from windows, I would get a window appearing asking me where I want to save the file. I'm wondering if this was an incorrect assumption.

--- End quote ---

If I recall correctly, the pdf will be created in /var/spool/cups-pdf/{USER-NAME}

Edit: here's an example "printed" from a windows 7 machine:
--- Code: ---$ sudo ls -l /var/spool/cups-pdf/pauline
total 5116
-rw-------    1 pauline  staff      5223203 Apr  1 13:00 smbprn_00000001_Microsoft_Word_-_tor.pdf
--- End code ---

remus:
Hi all,

sorting out the symbolic links for /etc/cups/cups-pdf.conf and /etc/cups/cupsd.conf.N is the only thing I did.

I have found jobs printed from a windows xp computer end up in
/var/spool/cups-pdf/ANONYMOUS

By the way, does anyone know what cupsd.conf.N is for ?

Is the best way to give windows uses access to the pdf files to setup the samba extension ?

Juanito:

--- Quote from: remus on April 02, 2011, 05:58:41 AM ---Is the best way to give windows uses access to the pdf files to setup the samba extension ?

--- End quote ---

Possibly - you could edit cups-pdf.conf to create pdf files in a samba share accessible to windows users

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