Any chance you could just publish them in Group Policy? John W. Cook Network Operations Manager Partnership For Strong Families 5950 NW 1st Place Gainesville, Fl 32607 Office (352) 244-1610 Cell (352) 215-6944 MCSE, MCP+I, MCTS, CompTIA A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4
-----Original Message----- From: Michael Leone [mailto:oozerd...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 9:06 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Replacing a print server - publishing printers in directory? So I need to replace one of my current print servers (Win2003, 32bit) with a new VM (Win2008 R2, 64bit). Some of you may recall my emails about this recently. Anyway, I have the new server ready, all printers defined on it (with the same names as the current production printers). My question is about actually cutting over to the new server. Before I do that, do I need to unlist the printers from the directory on the old production print server and unshare the printers *before* changing it's name and IP? That's a bit of a pain, because there are 93 printers, and I haven't found a way to do that as a batch, so I'd have to change each printer definition manually.I don't know how printers are treated in the directory - do they have a unique SID like a computer object, and so just creating a new printer with the same name on a server with the same name does not mean that it will just work? Once I unlist and unshare, I should be able to change the name and IP of the old server; re-assign them to the new printer; list all the new printers in the directory. And then all should Just Work. Is that right? Am I missing a step? Do I have a step wrong? Thanks ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ________________________________ CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: The information transmitted, or contained or attached to or with this Notice is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain Protected Health Information (PHI), confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, transmission, dissemination, or other use of, and taking any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient without the express written consent of the sender are prohibited. This information may be protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), and other Federal and Florida laws. Improper or unauthorized use or disclosure of this information could result in civil and/or criminal penalties. Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
