LPT1/Net Use Question - W2K3 TS

[Devon Brooks]

Good day,

I have a script that automates the sharing out of a TS
printer. Now, I'd like to use NET USE LPT1: \\127.0.0.1
\<sharename> to capture LPT1 to that printer share.

If I am logged in as the administrator, the capture works
fine. However, if I log in as a power user, when I issue
that command, I am prompted for a username and password to
connect to the share. I've looked at this endlessly, but
cannot find anywhere in the printer properties, etc, to
set a password.

I have two W2K3 TS servers - no active directory or
domain, just in a workgroup setting.

Does someone out there have any suggestions on what I
should do - IE, is there some policy I have to enable to
allow power users to connect to shared printers on W2K3,
etc?

Thanks in advance! Hopefully someone can assist me.

Regards,
Devon Brooks
MCNE, MCP, A+

 

[Mark Mancini]

try this

net use t: \\<computername>\<sharename> /user:<workgroup or domain>\<user>
<password> /Persistent:NO

 

[Devon Brooks]

Hi Mark,

Thanks for the response.

I tried this, but unfortunately, it is still coming up
with an ID/pwd combination request. This does not happen
to admin, only power users (and below, obviously).

We run a mixed Novell/W2K network (Novell-based for
authentication/directory services). Since we run Novell,
we have a DLU policy (Dynamic Local User) to automatically
create a user on the W2K server w/ their NDS username.
The DLU policy is set to power users, and thus, my
dilemma. I want this script to work, but I don't want to
give them admin access to the server (obviously).

Any help you or anyone else could offer is most
appreciated!

Regards,
Devon Brooks
MCNE, MCP, A+