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how to create printers in login script

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Old 22-01-2009
Mehbs
 
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how to create printers in login script

I want to create a login script like a batch file where I can use NET USE
command to connect network printers to users. I can map the network drives
but I am not able to connect network printers thru batch file.

I tried NET USE \\MYSERVER\SHAREPRINTER or
NET USE LPT1: \\MYSERVER\SHAREPRINTER

This both command shows that the statement was successful but when I go to
my printers to see if there is any printer, I dont see any printer there.

I am using windows 2003 server and xp as client.

Thank you.
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Old 22-01-2009
Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]
 
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Re: how to create printers in login script

You don't want to use "net use" commands for this, but you can script it. Do
you have AD?
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Old 22-01-2009
Edoardo Benussi [MVP]
 
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i add only that "using logon script to install printer" needs locally
administrative
rights on client.

No, not if it's a network printer - limited users can install those by
default.
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Old 22-01-2009
Edoardo Benussi [MVP]
 
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it depends on user rights in domain policies.
normally a simple user cannot "load and unload device drivers".

Correct. However, by default, the policies definitely permit a limited user
to connect to a network printer. I do this all the time - my users don't
have admin rights.

exactly (even if it would be better reduce rights on simple users).
regards.
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Old 23-01-2009
Bill Kearney
 
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Re: how to create printers in login script

Connect to, versus install, require different rights. Although I can't
state categorically, I believe if you install the drivers for the type of
printer first, then regular users can connect to ones using that driver
without needing admin rights. If that's actually correct then can you
install all the drivers for the expected printers first?
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Old 23-01-2009
Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]
 
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Re: how to create printers in login script

The drivers for the remote / network-shared printer will be installed from
the share when the user connects to it, if they don't exist on the target
PC. Test it :-)
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Old 19-08-2009
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Re: how to create printers in login script

copy con2prn.exe to the netlogon directory

\\server01\netlogon\con2prn.exe /cd \\server01\printer

the /cd connects as default
/c connects
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