Hi Colin Thanks for providing this additional log data - assuming that the printer you are trying to access is called "merlin" I think these are the pertinent log messages:
setting sec ctx (0, 0) - sec_ctx_stack_ndx = 0 [2012/09/07 07:08:19.643668, 5] ../libcli/security/security_token.c:53(security_token_debug) Security token: (NULL) [2012/09/07 07:08:19.643686, 5] auth/token_util.c:527(debug_unix_user_token) UNIX token of user 0 Primary group is 0 and contains 0 supplementary groups [2012/09/07 07:08:19.643715, 5] smbd/uid.c:400(change_to_root_user) change_to_root_user: now uid=(0,0) gid=(0,0) [2012/09/07 07:08:19.643739, 4] smbd/reply.c:794(reply_tcon_and_X) Client requested device type [LPT1:] for share [MERLIN] [2012/09/07 07:08:19.643766, 7] param/loadparm.c:9830(lp_servicenumber) lp_servicenumber: couldn't find merlin [2012/09/07 07:08:19.643785, 5] lib/username.c:171(Get_Pwnam_alloc) Finding user merlin [2012/09/07 07:08:19.643803, 5] lib/username.c:116(Get_Pwnam_internals) Trying _Get_Pwnam(), username as lowercase is merlin [2012/09/07 07:08:19.643850, 5] lib/username.c:134(Get_Pwnam_internals) Trying _Get_Pwnam(), username as uppercase is MERLIN [2012/09/07 07:08:19.643900, 5] lib/username.c:143(Get_Pwnam_internals) Checking combinations of 0 uppercase letters in merlin [2012/09/07 07:08:19.643921, 5] lib/username.c:149(Get_Pwnam_internals) Get_Pwnam_internals didn't find user [merlin]! [2012/09/07 07:08:19.643945, 4] auth/user_util.c:361(map_username) Scanning username map /etc/samba/smbusers [2012/09/07 07:08:19.643968, 3] smbd/service.c:343(find_service) checking for home directory merlin gave (NULL) [2012/09/07 07:08:19.643991, 3] smbd/service.c:357(find_service) checking whether merlin is a valid printer name... [2012/09/07 07:08:19.644022, 1] printing/printer_list.c:94(printer_list_get_printer) Failed to fetch record! [2012/09/07 07:08:19.644042, 3] smbd/service.c:371(find_service) merlin is not a valid printer name [2012/09/07 07:08:19.666295, 0] param/loadparm.c:9114(process_usershare_file) process_usershare_file: stat of /var/lib/samba/usershares/merlin failed. No such file or directory [2012/09/07 07:08:19.666354, 3] smbd/service.c:444(find_service) find_service() failed to find service merlin [2012/09/07 07:08:19.666392, 3] smbd/service.c:1307(make_connection) win95 (ipv4:192.168.1.12:1025) couldn't find service merlin [2012/09/07 07:08:19.666440, 3] smbd/error.c:100(error_packet_set) error packet at smbd/reply.c(803) cmd=117 (SMBtconX) eclass=1 ecode=67 [2012/09/07 07:08:19.666467, 5] lib/util.c:332(show_msg) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/967410 Title: Windows clients cannot connect to shared printers To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/+bug/967410/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs