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Chris
There's quite a few threads from folks who don't have or
are experiencing problems with the publish printers to AD
GPO.
I didn't see anything along the lines of this issue. If I
ask a question that has already been answered, please
accept my apologies.
I cannot successfully publish a printer in the Active
Directory Users and Computers. I'm running W2K and have a
HP 8150 and 4600 printer. The system we're using is just
a small, 1 DC, 7 W2K workstations, internal LAN (no
outside connectivity). I've installed the printer driver
on the server using both HP's installation software (which
creates a HP printing port) and the operating system's
installation wizard (which creates a MS printing port)
with the same results.
At any rate, even though I have the GPO enabled, I don't
see any printers in AD. If I then go to the Users and
Computers, right click on New and select Printer, and
enter the UNC of the device, I get a message box that
says, "this printer cannot be published. To publish
printers on W2K computers, use the printers folder." On
TechNet, there is a document titled "Step-by-Step Guide to
Managing Active Directory" that states to set a policy for
automatically publishing printers to AD, to share the
printer, and to ensure the "Listed in the directory"
checkbox is enabled.
Also in that document is a section titled "Adding Non-
Windows 2000 Printers". When I originally tried to
publish any of the printers, the message box said
to "enter network path or pre-W2K print share." I figured
since I'm dead in the water so far, it couldn't hurt to
try this as well.
I typed cscript pubprn.vbs Homer "LDAP://ou=Developers,
dc=OASFO, dc=local".
This is what I receive "Error: Pubprn cannot publish
printers from "Homer" because it is running Windows 2000,
or later."
Arrrrggghhhh. Which is it...I cannot publish a printer
because it is a pre-W2K printer but I cannot publish it
because the server is running W2K?!?!?
Thanks,
--Chris
are experiencing problems with the publish printers to AD
GPO.
I didn't see anything along the lines of this issue. If I
ask a question that has already been answered, please
accept my apologies.
I cannot successfully publish a printer in the Active
Directory Users and Computers. I'm running W2K and have a
HP 8150 and 4600 printer. The system we're using is just
a small, 1 DC, 7 W2K workstations, internal LAN (no
outside connectivity). I've installed the printer driver
on the server using both HP's installation software (which
creates a HP printing port) and the operating system's
installation wizard (which creates a MS printing port)
with the same results.
At any rate, even though I have the GPO enabled, I don't
see any printers in AD. If I then go to the Users and
Computers, right click on New and select Printer, and
enter the UNC of the device, I get a message box that
says, "this printer cannot be published. To publish
printers on W2K computers, use the printers folder." On
TechNet, there is a document titled "Step-by-Step Guide to
Managing Active Directory" that states to set a policy for
automatically publishing printers to AD, to share the
printer, and to ensure the "Listed in the directory"
checkbox is enabled.
Also in that document is a section titled "Adding Non-
Windows 2000 Printers". When I originally tried to
publish any of the printers, the message box said
to "enter network path or pre-W2K print share." I figured
since I'm dead in the water so far, it couldn't hurt to
try this as well.
I typed cscript pubprn.vbs Homer "LDAP://ou=Developers,
dc=OASFO, dc=local".
This is what I receive "Error: Pubprn cannot publish
printers from "Homer" because it is running Windows 2000,
or later."
Arrrrggghhhh. Which is it...I cannot publish a printer
because it is a pre-W2K printer but I cannot publish it
because the server is running W2K?!?!?
Thanks,
--Chris