Allowing regular users to install their own printers

[Bill Bradley]

We have both NDS and ADS trees, and are using NetWare Bindery Queue
printers. Recently, we began to upgrade all our printers to newer models,
and, as a result, have to install the new printers and drivers on all
computers. As my users are not members of the Power Users or Administrators
Local Groups, our Techs have to go around, login as themselves, delete the
old and install the new printers/drivers, then log back in as the regular
user. This is going to add up to significant man-hours!

I'd like to give the users the ability to do this, but, not elevate anything
else (i.e., still not be able to load software). Is there a simple way to
give them all the rights to install printers/drivers on their own machines,
either by a setting in ADS or a Group Policy?

I don't believe that I need to do anything in NetWare, just on the local
computers.

Thanks!

 

[Ben Kuhn [MS]]

Depending on the version of the OS, you should be able to allow users to
install printers as part of the group policy settings
(start->run->'gpedit.msc'). The setting is under:

Computer Configuration->Windows Settings->Security Settings->Local
Policies->Security Options

The actual setting is something like "devices: Prevent users from installing
print drivers", and is enabled by default.

Well, that's where to change it, but I'm a printing guy, not a group policy
guy, so I couldn't tell you how best to propagate this out to your client
machines. That should get you on the right track though.

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[Bill Bradley]

Thanks!

Depending on the version of the OS, you should be able to allow users to
install printers as part of the group policy settings
(start->run->'gpedit.msc'). The setting is under:

Computer Configuration->Windows Settings->Security Settings->Local
Policies->Security Options

The actual setting is something like "devices: Prevent users from installing
print drivers", and is enabled by default.

Well, that's where to change it, but I'm a printing guy, not a group policy
guy, so I couldn't tell you how best to propagate this out to your client
machines. That should get you on the right track though.

--
Ben Kuhn

Please do not send email directly to this alias. This alias is for newsgroup
purposes only. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers no rights.