Timothy Wilson wrote: > > Hey everyone, > > I'm working on getting Samba configured on my Debian server. The software is > installed, but there's no /var/spool/samba directory created > automatically. Is there a special command for creating a spooling > directory? If not, what ownership and perms do I need? What do you need such a directory for? The Debian samba package pretty much work out of the box, and share home directories and printers by default. Print jobs get spooled to tmp. If you want to define parameters for a printer you add a share (but keep the printers share) [hp4050] path = /tmp writeable = Yes create mask = 0700 guest ok = Yes printable = Yes printer = hp4k-acct printer driver = HP LaserJet 4000 Series PS oplocks = No share modes = No Something like that anyway. Change the path to where you want the job to spool. Permission wise, samba runs as root, so the spool directory has to be readable by root. You probally want to give them permissions similar to /var/spool/lpd... ow, my foot is asleep... -- Andy Zbikowski, Sys Admin | (WEB) http://www.ltiflex.com LTI Flexible Products, Inc. | (PH) 763-428-9119 (EX) 132 21801 Industrial Blvd | (FX) 763-428-9126 Rogers, MN 55374 | (PCS) 612-306-6055