How to do Samba distribute my printer driver?

[Moso]

Hi!

With a default installation of Ubuntu 8.04 Desktop, from the alternate CD, I get my Epson Stylus C87 shared and working perfect via Samba.

All my Windows XP clients can print without a problem. But I must install the printer's driver in each client with a CD or USB flash drive that contains the driver.

I know that Samba can hold the drivers in the server and Windows XP clients can get them when the shared printer is added. But I can't get this to work.

Bellow I put the content of some key files of the process.

smb.conf

#======================= Global Settings =======================

[global]

   workgroup = OFFICE
   server string = Ubuntu 8.04 - tests
   dns proxy = no

#### Networking ####

   interfaces = lo eth0
   bind interfaces only = true

#### Debugging/Accounting ####

   log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
   max log size = 1000
   syslog = 0
   panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d

####### Authentication #######

;   security = user
   encrypt passwords = true
   passdb backend = tdbsam
   obey pam restrictions = yes
;   guest account = nobody
   invalid users = root
   unix password sync = yes
   passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
   passwd chat = *Enter\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* .
   pam password change = yes
   map to guest = bad user

########## Printing ##########

;   load printers = yes
;   printing = cups
;   printcap name = cups

############ Misc ############

   socket options = TCP_NODELAY
   usershare allow guests = yes

#======================= Share Definitions =======================

;[homes]
;   comment = Home Directories
;   browseable = no
;   read only = yes
;   create mask = 0700
;   directory mask = 0700
;   valid users = %S

[printers]
   comment = All Printers
   browseable = no
   path = /var/spool/samba
   printable = yes
   guest ok = no
   read only = yes
   create mask = 0700

[print$]
   comment = Printer Drivers
   path = /var/lib/samba/printers
   browseable = yes
   read only = yes
   guest ok = no
;   write list = root, @ntadmin

cupsd.conf

#
#
#   Sample configuration file for the Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS)
#   scheduler.  See "man cupsd.conf" for a complete description of this
#   file.
#

# Log general information in error_log - change "info" to "debug" for
# troubleshooting...
LogLevel warning

# Administrator user group...
SystemGroup lpadmin


# Only listen for connections from the local machine.
Listen localhost:631
Listen 192.168.1.254:631
Listen /var/run/cups/cups.sock

# Show shared printers on the local network.
Browsing On
BrowseOrder allow,deny
BrowseAllow all
BrowseAddress @LOCAL

# Default authentication type, when authentication is required...
DefaultAuthType Basic

# Restrict access to the server...
<Location />
  Order allow,deny
  Allow from 192.168.1.*
</Location>

# Restrict access to the admin pages...
<Location /admin>
  Order allow,deny
  Allow from 192.168.1.*
</Location>

# Restrict access to configuration files...
<Location /admin/conf>
  AuthType Default
  Require user @SYSTEM
  Order allow,deny
</Location>

# Set the default printer/job policies...
<Policy default>
  # Job-related operations must be done by the owner or an administrator...
  <Limit Send-Document Send-URI Hold-Job Release-Job Restart-Job Purge-Jobs Set-Job-Attributes Create-Job-Subscription Renew-Subscription Cancel-Subscription Get-Notifications Reprocess-Job Cancel-Current-Job Suspend-Current-Job Resume-Job CUPS-Move-Job>
    Require user @OWNER @SYSTEM
    Order deny,allow
  </Limit>

  # All administration operations require an administrator to authenticate...
  <Limit CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer CUPS-Delete-Printer CUPS-Add-Modify-Class CUPS-Delete-Class CUPS-Set-Default>
    AuthType Default
    Require user @SYSTEM
    Order deny,allow
  </Limit>

  # All printer operations require a printer operator to authenticate...
  <Limit Pause-Printer Resume-Printer Enable-Printer Disable-Printer Pause-Printer-After-Current-Job Hold-New-Jobs Release-Held-New-Jobs Deactivate-Printer Activate-Printer Restart-Printer Shutdown-Printer Startup-Printer Promote-Job Schedule-Job-After CUPS-Accept-Jobs CUPS-Reject-Jobs>
    AuthType Default
    Require user @SYSTEM
    Order deny,allow
  </Limit>

  # Only the owner or an administrator can cancel or authenticate a job...
  <Limit Cancel-Job CUPS-Authenticate-Job>
    Require user @OWNER @SYSTEM
    Order deny,allow
  </Limit>

  <Limit All>
    Order deny,allow
  </Limit>
</Policy>

printers.conf

# Printer configuration file for CUPS v1.3.7
# Written by cupsd on 2008-05-25 13:35
<Printer PDF>
Info PDF
DeviceURI cups-pdf:/
State Idle
StateTime 1211731416
Accepting Yes
Shared No
JobSheets none none
QuotaPeriod 0
PageLimit 0
KLimit 0
OpPolicy default
ErrorPolicy retry-job
</Printer>
<DefaultPrinter Stylus_C87>
Info EPSON Stylus C87
DeviceURI usb://EPSON/Stylus%20C87
State Idle
StateTime 1211732582
Accepting Yes
Shared Yes
JobSheets none none
QuotaPeriod 0
PageLimit 0
KLimit 0
OpPolicy default
ErrorPolicy retry-job
</Printer>

[Moso]

bump!