On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 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$oft KB). SO if you have the printer already > installed you would have only got to put something like this line: > net use \\printerserver\printer > but not this one because I've not really tried and I know it's not this > exact command for sure.
Correct. So long as the drive is already installed users can map printers on logon. - John T. > > > John H Terpstra wrote: > > > On Tue, 13 Jan 2004, Andrew Gaffney wrote: > > > > > > > > >>John H Terpstra wrote: > > >> > > >>>On Tue, 13 Jan 2004, Andrew Gaffney wrote: > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>>John H Terpstra wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>>>On Tue, 13 Jan 2004, Andrew Gaffney wrote: > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>>>Kurt Pfeifle wrote: > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>[Samba] adding printers from netlogon script > > >>>>>>>>Andrew Gaffney agaffney at technaut.darktalker.net > > >>>>>>>>Tue Dec 9 20:10:07 GMT 2003 > > >>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>While this doesn't relate specifically to Samba, I need to > > do this in > > >>>>>>>>a netlogon .bat file in a Samba domain. In my network, I > > have a > > >>>>>>>>printer hooked to a JetDirect so that it is a TCP/IP > > printer. Is there > > >>>>>>>>a way I can automatically have this printer > > mappe>>>>>>>>is logged on? > > >>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>Test this command from a "DOS box": > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /in /n > > >>>>>>>\\printerserver\printersharename > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>If it works, it can go into the logon script. (Of course > > "printersharename">>>>>>>needs to exist on "printerserver" and > > must have printer driver deposited on > > >>>>>>>the server's [print$]-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 > > > > -- John H Terpstra Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
