1 <samba:parameter name="force printername"
4 xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc">
6 <para>When printing from Windows NT (or later),
7 each printer in <filename>smb.conf</filename> has two
8 associated names which can be used by the client. The first
9 is the sharename (or shortname) defined in smb.conf. This
10 is the only printername available for use by Windows 9x clients.
11 The second name associated with a printer can be seen when
12 browsing to the "Printers" (or "Printers and Faxes") folder
13 on the Samba server. This is referred to simply as the printername
14 (not to be confused with the <parameter>printer name</parameter> option).
17 <para>When assigning a new driver to a printer on a remote
18 Windows compatible print server such as Samba, the Windows client
19 will rename the printer to match the driver name just uploaded.
20 This can result in confusion for users when multiple
21 printers are bound to the same driver. To prevent Samba from
22 allowing the printer's printername to differ from the sharename
23 defined in smb.conf, set <parameter>force printername = yes</parameter>.
26 <para>Be aware that enabling this parameter may affect migrating
27 printers from a Windows server to Samba since Windows has no way to
28 force the sharename and printername to match.</para>
30 <para>It is recommended that this parameter's value not be changed
31 once the printer is in use by clients as this could cause a user
32 not be able to delete printer connections from their local Printers
37 <value type="default">no</value>