Samba-reconnect needed in order for Printers to work?

[Klingan]

Hello!

I have a minor issue which I have temporary solved with a login script.

In order to print through my shared printers (connected to B3),
I need to logon my user through Windows File Sharing (Samba).

If I don't - the program which sends the printing requests just freezes.

My printers are listed through Windows Filesharing and through Cups (http://bubba:631).
They are not usable, however, until I logon the server through Windows-environment.

Is it supposed to be this way?

[a1n]

I don't think you should have to log on before you can use your printers, I don't. Do you use the same usernames and passwords in windows and on the B3?

\a1n

[Klingan]

Um, I have two accounts.

The Admin account and a private User Account.

If I don't logon to the server through samba (just clicking the server on "My Network Places", giving me the User & Password-prompt) - I cannot print.

If I do, however, logon to any of my accounts - it starts printing.

[RandomUsername]

Have you changed your smb.conf so it isn't available to everyone?

This is what mine says and I haven't changed it (don't have a printer though so I don't know if it works):

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[printers]
   comment = Attached printers
   path = /var/spool/samba
   browseable = no
   guest ok = yes
   printable = yes
   use client driver = yes

[Klingan]

No I havn't. I haven't even browsed that file.
It doesn't seem to matter which account I logon through Samba, as long as I'm logged in it will print.

Odd?