LX0-104 · Question #123
Which files store printer and driver properties created on the server?
The correct answer is A. ntprinters.tdb and ntdrivers.tdb. Samba stores printer properties in ntprinters.tdb and printer driver properties in ntdrivers.tdb files on the server. These are TDB (Trivial Database) files used by Samba.
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- Antprinters.tdb and ntdrivers.tdb
- Bprinters.tdb and drivers.tdb
- Cntforms.tdb and ntprinters.tdb
- Dprinters.tdb and spooler.tdb
- Eprint_spool.tdb and ntdrivers.tdb
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Samba stores printer properties in `ntprinters.tdb` and printer driver properties in `ntdrivers.tdb` files on the server. These are TDB (Trivial Database) files used by Samba.
Samba uses `ntprinters.tdb` to store information about printers configured on the server and `ntdrivers.tdb` to store details about the printer drivers available for those printers, particularly for Windows clients.
`printers.tdb` and `drivers.tdb` are not the exact filenames Samba uses for NT-style printer/driver information.
`ntforms.tdb` is used for form definitions, but `ntprinters.tdb` covers printers; the combination is incomplete for drivers.
`spooler.tdb` is not the standard file for storing printer properties, nor is `printers.tdb` the comprehensive one.
`print_spool.tdb` is not a standard Samba file for printer properties, and `ntdrivers.tdb` alone is not comprehensive.
Concept tested: Samba printer and driver database files
Source: https://www.samba.org/samba/docs/current/manpages/smb.conf.5.html (search for 'tdb files')
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