Logon failure trying to print using Samba

Question

I'm trying to set up a CUPS print server on a Knoppix system for use by Windows clients in an Active Directory domain. So far, I've had success with printing over IPP. Now I want to explore the possibility of using Samba to access the printers. I've undertaken the following steps to set up the printer:

• Added the printer to CUPS using the Windows Printer via Samba (Windows) option, giving the URL smb://<user name>@<IP address>/<printer share name>.
• Set the Samba workgroup to the Windows domain name
• Added a user of the same name to the system using sudo useradd <user name> --shell /bin/false
• Set the corresponding windows domain user's password using sudo smbpasswd -a <user name>.
• Finally, I set the workgroup name in the Samba configuration file to the windows domain name.

Trying to print the test page on the newly set up printer gives me the following error:

Session setup failed:
NT_STATUS_LOGON_FAILURE

These are the relevant settings in my smb.conf:

[global]
workgroup = MY-DOMAIN-NAME
security = share
printcap name = cups
use client driver = yes
[printers]
path = /var/spool/samba
printable = yes
create mask = 0700
use client driver = yes
[print$]
path = /var/lib/samba/printers
guest ok = yes
write list = root some.domainuser
force group = @ntadmin
directory mask = 0775
create mask = 0664

Have I overlooked something or made a mistake with this setup?

Answer 1

What version of Windows are you using? On Windows 7 you should be able to right click the printer and go to Printer Properties from there go to ports. Select the port you use and configure it. Under Security Options select the appropriate button. More than likely you'll want to use "Automatically use the Windows logon name and password"