What Printers are Available per TS Session

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On a windows 2003 TS.

 

If a user logs into TS what printers should they see.

 

I would think they would see shared printers that are configured on the TS

plus any local (to their PC) printers that are dynamically created on the TS

for use by that session (would not see other session printers). How wrong

am I? Any help is appreciated.

 

Thanks

[Guest Jeff Pitsch]

Re: What Printers are Available per TS Session

 

If redirection is enabled, they should see (assuming the print drivers get

installed as well) their client printers from the endpoint, they should see

whatever is mapped for them in a login script or whatever, they should see

any printers created on the TS box itself. i think that covers it.

 

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Jeff Pitsch

Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services

 

"news.microsoft.com" <rgouge@doncarsys.com> wrote in message

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> On a windows 2003 TS.

>

> If a user logs into TS what printers should they see.

>

> I would think they would see shared printers that are configured on the TS

> plus any local (to their PC) printers that are dynamically created on the

> TS for use by that session (would not see other session printers). How

> wrong am I? Any help is appreciated.

>

> Thanks

>

>

[Guest news.microsoft.com]

Re: What Printers are Available per TS Session

 

The problem I'm having is that everyone appears to be able to see everyone

elses printers including their own. I thought this was only available to

print administrators.

 

"Jeff Pitsch" <jeff@jeffpitschconsulting.com> wrote in message

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> If redirection is enabled, they should see (assuming the print drivers get

> installed as well) their client printers from the endpoint, they should

> see whatever is mapped for them in a login script or whatever, they should

> see any printers created on the TS box itself. i think that covers it.

>

> --

> Jeff Pitsch

> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services

>

> "news.microsoft.com" <rgouge@doncarsys.com> wrote in message

> news:eweWrk4BJHA.1012@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> On a windows 2003 TS.

>>

>> If a user logs into TS what printers should they see.

>>

>> I would think they would see shared printers that are configured on the

>> TS plus any local (to their PC) printers that are dynamically created on

>> the TS for use by that session (would not see other session printers).

>> How wrong am I? Any help is appreciated.

>>

>> Thanks

>>

>>

>

>

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: What Printers are Available per TS Session

 

Yes, that should only be possible for administrators, power users

or printer operators. Check membership of a user by typing "whoami

/groups" (without the quotes) in a cmd window in an rdp session.

 

Note: Some applications, for example Lotus Notes 5.5 and Microsoft

Excel 2002, may display redirected printers from other sessions,

for which users have no permissions.

You can solve this with a free utility from ThinPrint:

MyPrinterView

http://www.thinprint.com/index.php?s=4321&lc=61

 

But if users see all printers from withing Start menu - Printers,

then chances are that they have too much user rights.

_________________________________________________________

Vera Noest

MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

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"news.microsoft.com" <rgouge@doncarsys.com> wrote on 26 aug 2008

in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> The problem I'm having is that everyone appears to be able to

> see everyone elses printers including their own. I thought this

> was only available to print administrators.

>

> "Jeff Pitsch" <jeff@jeffpitschconsulting.com> wrote in message

> news:etBi4g5BJHA.3668@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> If redirection is enabled, they should see (assuming the print

>> drivers get installed as well) their client printers from the

>> endpoint, they should see whatever is mapped for them in a

>> login script or whatever, they should see any printers created

>> on the TS box itself. i think that covers it.

>>

>> --

>> Jeff Pitsch

>> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services

>>

>> "news.microsoft.com" <rgouge@doncarsys.com> wrote in message

>> news:eweWrk4BJHA.1012@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>> On a windows 2003 TS.

>>>

>>> If a user logs into TS what printers should they see.

>>>

>>> I would think they would see shared printers that are

>>> configured on the TS plus any local (to their PC) printers

>>> that are dynamically created on the TS for use by that session

>>> (would not see other session printers). How wrong am I? Any

>>> help is appreciated.

>>>

>>> Thanks

[Guest news.microsoft.com]

Re: What Printers are Available per TS Session

 

Thanks Vera,

 

Thats exactly what I needed to know ;)

 

"Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se> wrote in message

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> Yes, that should only be possible for administrators, power users

> or printer operators. Check membership of a user by typing "whoami

> /groups" (without the quotes) in a cmd window in an rdp session.

>

> Note: Some applications, for example Lotus Notes 5.5 and Microsoft

> Excel 2002, may display redirected printers from other sessions,

> for which users have no permissions.

> You can solve this with a free utility from ThinPrint:

> MyPrinterView

> http://www.thinprint.com/index.php?s=4321&lc=61

>

> But if users see all printers from withing Start menu - Printers,

> then chances are that they have too much user rights.

> _________________________________________________________

> Vera Noest

> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

>

> "news.microsoft.com" <rgouge@doncarsys.com> wrote on 26 aug 2008

> in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>

>> The problem I'm having is that everyone appears to be able to

>> see everyone elses printers including their own. I thought this

>> was only available to print administrators.

>>

>> "Jeff Pitsch" <jeff@jeffpitschconsulting.com> wrote in message

>> news:etBi4g5BJHA.3668@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>> If redirection is enabled, they should see (assuming the print

>>> drivers get installed as well) their client printers from the

>>> endpoint, they should see whatever is mapped for them in a

>>> login script or whatever, they should see any printers created

>>> on the TS box itself. i think that covers it.

>>>

>>> --

>>> Jeff Pitsch

>>> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services

>>>

>>> "news.microsoft.com" <rgouge@doncarsys.com> wrote in message

>>> news:eweWrk4BJHA.1012@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>>> On a windows 2003 TS.

>>>>

>>>> If a user logs into TS what printers should they see.

>>>>

>>>> I would think they would see shared printers that are

>>>> configured on the TS plus any local (to their PC) printers

>>>> that are dynamically created on the TS for use by that session

>>>> (would not see other session printers). How wrong am I? Any

>>>> help is appreciated.

>>>>

>>>> Thanks