Using Prnmngr to push printers for all users
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From: Mbordelon on 1 Dec 2009 16:26 we are in the process of replacing all network printers on our network. All printer names and IP addresses are going to change. I am trying to setup deployment jobs to push printers to all workstations and set default printers. I have been successful pushing a printer to a test workstation using my own credentials but, it only shows up under my profile. I have tried pushing printers to other workstations with no luck. On the test workstation I have logged on as several different users but, the printers only show up under my profile. Is there a switch I am missing that would make the printers available to all users ?
From: Shenan Stanley on 1 Dec 2009 16:52 Mbordelon wrote: > we are in the process of replacing all network printers on our > network. All printer names and IP addresses are going to change. I > am trying to setup deployment jobs to push printers to all > workstations and set default printers. I have been successful > pushing a printer to a test workstation using my own credentials > but, it only shows up under my profile. I have tried pushing > printers to other workstations with no luck. On the test > workstation I have logged on as several different users but, the > printers only show up under my profile. Is there a switch I am > missing that would make the printers available to all users ? Using a domain? Logon scripts? -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
From: SPAMCOP User on 1 Dec 2009 17:39
As Shenan says: use logon scripts either by default domain policy logon/logoff or a vbs script called by a logon batch file located in Sysvol -- SPAMCOP User "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:elKy6CtcKHA.2596(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Mbordelon wrote: >> we are in the process of replacing all network printers on our >> network. All printer names and IP addresses are going to change. I >> am trying to setup deployment jobs to push printers to all >> workstations and set default printers. I have been successful >> pushing a printer to a test workstation using my own credentials >> but, it only shows up under my profile. I have tried pushing >> printers to other workstations with no luck. On the test >> workstation I have logged on as several different users but, the >> printers only show up under my profile. Is there a switch I am >> missing that would make the printers available to all users ? > > Using a domain? > Logon scripts? > > -- > Shenan Stanley > MS-MVP > -- > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > |