<samba:parameter name="printcap name" context="G" type="string" print="1" developer="1" xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc"> <synonym>printcap</synonym> <description> <para> This parameter may be used to override the compiled-in default printcap name used by the server (usually <filename moreinfo="none"> /etc/printcap</filename>). See the discussion of the <link linkend="PRINTERSSECT">[printers]</link> section above for reasons why you might want to do this. </para> <para> To use the CUPS printing interface set <command moreinfo="none">printcap name = cups </command>. This should be supplemented by an addtional setting <smbconfoption name="printing">cups</smbconfoption> in the [global] section. <command moreinfo="none">printcap name = cups</command> will use the "dummy" printcap created by CUPS, as specified in your CUPS configuration file. </para> <para> On System V systems that use <command moreinfo="none">lpstat</command> to list available printers you can use <command moreinfo="none">printcap name = lpstat </command> to automatically obtain lists of available printers. This is the default for systems that define SYSV at configure time in Samba (this includes most System V based systems). If <parameter moreinfo="none"> printcap name</parameter> is set to <command moreinfo="none">lpstat</command> on these systems then Samba will launch <command moreinfo="none">lpstat -v</command> and attempt to parse the output to obtain a printer list. </para> <para> A minimal printcap file would look something like this: <programlisting format="linespecific"> print1|My Printer 1 print2|My Printer 2 print3|My Printer 3 print4|My Printer 4 print5|My Printer 5 </programlisting> where the '|' separates aliases of a printer. The fact that the second alias has a space in it gives a hint to Samba that it's a comment. </para> <note><para> Under AIX the default printcap name is <filename moreinfo="none">/etc/qconfig</filename>. Samba will assume the file is in AIX <filename moreinfo="none">qconfig</filename> format if the string <filename moreinfo="none">qconfig</filename> appears in the printcap filename. </para></note> </description> <value type="default">/etc/printcap</value> <value type="example">/etc/myprintcap</value> </samba:parameter>