using ad to install printers with print management

[bowlerman]

i have w2k3 domain with users that i want to logon andthe printer that
are on another server get installed and follow them. i have a gp
thatmap drive and adds these printers with print management.they are
published under the snapin and i have pushconnections.exe with the
policy but they dont show up under the user when they log on. I have
another gp i have push the same exe and connect another printer under
a small OU and that works when they log on. The bigger OU for
everyone is what wont push the printers but the mapped drives show up
that are part of same GPO. any help?

 

[Alan Morris [MSFT]]

pushprinterconnections has a log file. -log

Microsoft Windows Operating System Deploy Printer Connections Utility v1.0
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Description: Reads Deployed Printer Connection settings from Group Policy,
and deploys/removes printer connections as needed.

Syntax: PushPrinterConnections
Parameters: -log

If -log is specified on the command line:
A per user debug log file will be written to %temp%.
A per machine debug log will be written to %windir%\temp.

This utility is for use in machine startup or user logon scripts, and should
not be run from the command line. See your Windo
ws Server 2003 R2 documentation for details.


If you attempt to deploy machine connections, the machine name (or a
Security Group with the machine names) needs to be added to the GPO.

the log file should more closely identify the issue.

--
Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
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