Hi, After upgrading from Mageia 5 to 6, I discovered that "/usr/lib/cups/backend/smb" was a dangling link, so printing failed for a printer accessed via SMB protocol. The link referenced "/etc/alternatives/smb", which referenced "/usr/lib/cups/backend/smb3" from samba-client-3.6.25-2.7.mga5. In Mageia 6, samba-client-4.6.5-1.mga6 contains "/usr/libexec/samba/cups_backend_smb". When I did "ln -svf /usr/libexec/samba/cups_backend_smb /usr/lib/cups/backend/smb", printing worked again. Moreover, I found several other dangling links related to samba3 in "/etc/alternatives/" but those links where not referenced elsewhere. Best regards, Nico.
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CC: (none) => marja11Assignee: bugsquad => bgmilneSource RPM: (none) => samba-4.6.5-1.mga6Summary: Problem with SMB backend for CUPS => Problem with SMB backend for CUPS, caused by /usr/lib/cups/backend/smb danging link
Bug confirmed here : https://www.mageialinux-online.org/forum/topic-24043-1+probleme-mageia6-pour-configurer-une-imprimante-avec-le-protocol-smb.php#m231071 and workaround also confirmed. Thanks Nicolas. We need now a packager to correct the problem.
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