Sharing printer with Net Use

[Fran]

I have a problem with enabling a share. Our windows users are running
under Power User access instead of Local Administrator access. This
works well excpet when it comes time to share a printer.

They are using an old DOS app that prints to LPT1: We have a shared
printer connected to a PC that we can NET USE to
NET USE lpt1: \\computer\printer share name

the problem is, now that users do not have local administrator access
this connection fails. I cannot seem to get this to work...even if I
put in a user name and password with local admin rights to either pc
the script bombs.

How can I get this port mapped to the shared printer without having to
grant local admin rights back to the user?

-Fran-

 

[Brian A.]

Can't you just set the printer as shared on the machine it's connected to and install the drivers for it on the other machines?

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[Fran]

The problem is redirecting output to LPT1: to a printer on another
computer (hence the NET USE lpt1: \\computer\sharedprinter )

For some reason Power User rights won't allow this to happen. If I
change the user's access rights to Local Administrator it works
fine...but that defeats all security rules.

Is there another way to redirect LPT1: output so a DOS app will work?

 

[Brian A.]

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[Brian A.]

See if this helps:
Non-Administrators Cannot Remap an LPT Port to a Network Printer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313644

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Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
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http://basconotw.mvps.org/

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How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

 

[1]

Thanks for the link. At least I understand this is a MS behavior

However, when I log in as an administrator and remap the LPT: port it
doesnt' affect the current user (i.e. I log in as Admin and map the
port, then log out and log back in as the user the mapping does not
work for the user.)

Do you know if there's a VBScript I can load at Startup that could do
this?

 

[Brian A.]

Google may be your friend?
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=mapping+lpt+scripts&hl=en

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Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
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http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375