[Pkg-cups-devel] Bug#643790: Bug#643790: Bug#643790: /usr/lib/cups/backend/cups-pdf failed when printing via samba to cups pdf

[Volker C. Behr]

On 09/30/11 09:45, Ben Whyall wrote:
>
>>
>> The CUPS log mentions that the cups-pdf backend crashed with error 11,
>> while the CUPS-PDF log says that it succesfully printed the file.
>> Contradicting. Could you try the following steps:
>>
>> 1. sudo /etc/init.d/cups stop
>> 2. sudo rm -r /var/log/cups/*
>> 3. Uncomment LogType in /etc/cups/cups-pdf.conf and change its value
>> to 7 then save the file.
>> 4. sudo /etc/init.d/cups start
>> 5. Print one sample document locally.
>>
>> (re-enable the PDF backend if necessary, if CUPS disabled it in
>> response to an unexpected situation)
>>
>> 6. Print the exact same document over Samba.
>> 7. sudo /etc/init.d/cups stop
>> 8. e-mail /var/log/cups/cups-pdf_log and /var/log/cups/error_log to
>> 643790 at bugs.debian.org again.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Martin-Éric
>
> Hello
>
> I have followed those steps as you asked, trying to print the bbc news
> home page. The local one was fine, the one over samba produced an error.
>
> I have attached the logs as asked.
>
> Ben

Hi Ben,

I am the developer of CUPS-PDF.
I have been following this bug but not been able to reproduce it so far.
There is one question that might help to narrow down the possible 
culprit: when printig via Samba, the username is "whyteb". Is this user 
known on your Linux box or is it supposed to do an anonymous printout?

In case it is supposed to be an anonymous printout: what are the 
ownership/permissions on /home/ben/PDFS (if that exists at all) as well 
as /home/ben and /home? And is /home/ben a local filesystem or some 
Samba/NFS/... volume?

Regards,
Volker