I don't know the final answer BUT if you have something simmilar to a cyber-cafe LAN (I mean, users use all the computers, and maybe some users come back to login with the same name) then you have to install a printer only once in a computer, loging as the administrator and installing drivers. Then what users will have to do is JUST add the printer without installing. I know that it's possible to add a printer (already installed) in this kind of LAN, because I've seen it (not because of any Micro$oft KB). SO if you have the printer already installed you would have only got to put something like this line: net use \\printerserver\printer but not this one because I've not really tried and I know it's not this exact command for sure.
> John H Terpstra wrote: > > On Tue, 13 Jan 2004, Andrew Gaffney wrote: > > > > > >>John H Terpstra wrote: > >> > >>>On Tue, 13 Jan 2004, Andrew Gaffney wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>John H Terpstra wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>On Tue, 13 Jan 2004, Andrew Gaffney wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>Kurt Pfeifle wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>>[Samba] adding printers from netlogon script > >>>>>>>>Andrew Gaffney agaffney at technaut.darktalker.net > >>>>>>>>Tue Dec 9 20:10:07 GMT 2003 > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>While this doesn't relate specifically to Samba, I need to > do this in > >>>>>>>>a netlogon .bat file in a Samba domain. In my network, I > have a > >>>>>>>>printer hooked to a JetDirect so that it is a TCP/IP > printer. Is there > >>>>>>>>a way I can automatically have this printer > mappe>>>>>>>>is logged on? > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>Test this command from a "DOS box": > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /in /n > >>>>>>>\\printerserver\printersharename > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>If it works, it can go into the logon script. (Of course > "printersharename">>>>>>>needs to exist on "printerserver" and > must have printer driver deposited on > >>>>>>>the server's [print$]-share for "point'n'print" > download...). And: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntriy /? > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>will show up a full "man page" (hehe...) > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>See also > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> http://de.samba.org/samba/docs/man/printing.html#id2931140 > >>>>>> > >>>>>>I used the above and some other references and pieced > togethere a few commands to auto-map > >>>>>>network printers at logon: > >>>>>> > >>>>>>REM rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /ia /m "Ricoh Aficio > 200/250 PCL" /h "Intel" /v > >>>>>>"Windows 2000" /f %windir%\inf\ntprint.inf > >>>>>>rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /if /b "Hallway Printer" > /f %windir%\inf\ntprint.inf /r > >>>>>>"\\skyline\jetdirect" /m "Ricoh Aficio 200/250 PCL" > >>>>>> > >>>>>>These work just fine...as long as the user is an > administrator. If the user logging on is > >>>>>>a regular user, which most are, it give me "Access denied" > when trying to map the printer, > >>>>>>on the same computer. These commands are being run from the > netlogon.bat script that runs > >>>>>>at logon. Am I missing something? > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>Indeed you are. Windows NT/200x/XP requires you to explicitly > give the > >>>>>user the rights to make changes. If I am not mistaken, you > can get around > >>>>>this by adding the Domain Users group to the Local Power > Users group on > >>>>>each workstation. > >>>> > >>>>What rights does a normal user have by default? Can they map a > network drive? > >>> > >>> > >>>Default rights do not permit the user to change any system > settings, not > >>>even the time. > >>> > >>>Once logged in an authenticated network user can map a drive if > he/she has > >>>access to the target resouce. Since printers require > installation of > >>>driver files, this is not permitted by default user settings. > >> > >>Is there no way to add printers from a netlogon script without > the user being a Power User > >>or higher? > > > > > > That question is best answered by Microsoft. Have you checked the > > Microsoft Knowledge Base? > > > > My interpretation of your question is, "Is there no way to give > users a > > privilege they do not have without giving them the privilege > they need?" > > > > Logically, my answer is - No. No way. But my logic is flawed, so > do not > > take my answer as gospel. > > I hadn't even thought about consulting the MS KB, even though this > problem isn't > technically Samba related and is definately MS related and > involves using their tools ;) > > -- > Andrew Gaffney > System Administrator > Skyline Aeronautics, LLC. > 776 North Bell Avenue > Chesterfield, MO 63005 > 636-357-1548 > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba