SDB:CUPS - No Printout on the XP Client

Version: 8.1 -

Situation

You want to use a printer connected to a Windows XP/2000 machine. The share can be accessed without specifying any user or password. Your print system is CUPS.

When you try to print a test page, the following error message is displayed:

Unable to connect to SAMBA host, will retry in 60 seconds...: Success

Moreover, the following error message appears in the CUPS log file /var/log/cups/error_log:

SMB tree connect failed: NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED

Cause

A mandatory user account is missing on the Windows PC.

Solution

Set up a user on the Windows PC. Subsequently, you should be able to print with this user ID.

In this connection, refer to the article SDB:Printing via SMB (Samba) Share or Windows Share <keyword>cups,xp,print,81,smb,samba</keyword>