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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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Question

Which files store printer and driver properties created on the server?

Options

  • 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

How the community answered

(31 responses)
  • A
    87% (27)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • E
    6% (2)

Why each option

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.

Antprinters.tdb and ntdrivers.tdbCorrect

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.

Bprinters.tdb and drivers.tdb

`printers.tdb` and `drivers.tdb` are not the exact filenames Samba uses for NT-style printer/driver information.

Cntforms.tdb and ntprinters.tdb

`ntforms.tdb` is used for form definitions, but `ntprinters.tdb` covers printers; the combination is incomplete for drivers.

Dprinters.tdb and spooler.tdb

`spooler.tdb` is not the standard file for storing printer properties, nor is `printers.tdb` the comprehensive one.

Eprint_spool.tdb and ntdrivers.tdb

`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')

Topics

#Samba#printing#file storage#TDB files

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