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diff --git a/docs/smbdotconf/printing/defaultdevmode.xml b/docs/smbdotconf/printing/defaultdevmode.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..f274d1cf6d --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/smbdotconf/printing/defaultdevmode.xml @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +<samba:parameter name="default devmode" + context="S" + type="boolean" + print="1" + xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common"> +<description> + <para>This parameter is only applicable to <link linkend="PRINTOK">printable</link> services. + When smbd is serving Printer Drivers to Windows NT/2k/XP clients, each printer on the Samba + server has a Device Mode which defines things such as paper size and + orientation and duplex settings. The device mode can only correctly be + generated by the printer driver itself (which can only be executed on a + Win32 platform). Because smbd is unable to execute the driver code + to generate the device mode, the default behavior is to set this field + to NULL. + </para> + + <para>Most problems with serving printer drivers to Windows NT/2k/XP clients + can be traced to a problem with the generated device mode. Certain drivers + will do things such as crashing the client's Explorer.exe with a NULL devmode. + However, other printer drivers can cause the client's spooler service + (spoolsv.exe) to die if the devmode was not created by the driver itself + (i.e. smbd generates a default devmode). + </para> + + <para>This parameter should be used with care and tested with the printer + driver in question. It is better to leave the device mode to NULL + and let the Windows client set the correct values. Because drivers do not + do this all the time, setting <command moreinfo="none">default devmode = yes</command> + will instruct smbd to generate a default one. + </para> + + <para>For more information on Windows NT/2k printing and Device Modes, + see the <ulink url="http://msdn.microsoft.com/">MSDN documentation</ulink>. +</para> +</description> + +<value type="default">no</value> +</samba:parameter> |