| 1 | <samba:parameter name="force printername"
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| 2 | context="S"
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| 3 | type="boolean"
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| 4 | print="1"
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| 5 | xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc">
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| 6 | <description>
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| 7 | <para>When printing from Windows NT (or later),
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| 8 | each printer in <filename>smb.conf</filename> has two
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| 9 | associated names which can be used by the client. The first
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| 10 | is the sharename (or shortname) defined in smb.conf. This
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| 11 | is the only printername available for use by Windows 9x clients.
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| 12 | The second name associated with a printer can be seen when
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| 13 | browsing to the "Printers" (or "Printers and Faxes") folder
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| 14 | on the Samba server. This is referred to simply as the printername
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| 15 | (not to be confused with the <parameter>printer name</parameter> option).
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| 16 | </para>
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| 17 |
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| 18 | <para>When assigning a new driver to a printer on a remote
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| 19 | Windows compatible print server such as Samba, the Windows client
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| 20 | will rename the printer to match the driver name just uploaded.
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| 21 | This can result in confusion for users when multiple
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| 22 | printers are bound to the same driver. To prevent Samba from
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| 23 | allowing the printer's printername to differ from the sharename
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| 24 | defined in smb.conf, set <parameter>force printername = yes</parameter>.
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| 25 | </para>
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| 26 |
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| 27 | <para>Be aware that enabling this parameter may affect migrating
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| 28 | printers from a Windows server to Samba since Windows has no way to
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| 29 | force the sharename and printername to match.</para>
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| 30 |
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| 31 | <para>It is recommended that this parameter's value not be changed
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| 32 | once the printer is in use by clients as this could cause a user
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| 33 | not be able to delete printer connections from their local Printers
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| 34 | folder.</para>
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| 35 |
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| 36 | </description>
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| 37 |
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| 38 | <value type="default">no</value>
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| 39 | </samba:parameter>
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