minimum permission to connec to network printer

[Guest Ehren]

Hello-

 

I am having an issue on some of our "restricted access" computers in

connecting to network printers. It says you do not have permission to

connect to network printers when I browse to the location of the printer and

right click it and click connect.

 

I actually have a script set up that automatically maps the printer. When i

add the user to the administrators group it works, when i remove them it

doesnt. I am wondering what the minimum permissions or rights on the

computer the user must have in order to map a network printer.

 

Thanks!

[Guest wilscott1st@yahoo.com]

Re: minimum permission to connec to network printer

 

On Jul 25, 9:08 am, Ehren <Eh...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Hello-

>

> I am having an issue on some of our "restricted access" computers in

> connecting to network printers. It says you do not have permission to

> connect to network printers when I browse to the location of the printer and

> right click it and click connect.

>

> I actually have a script set up that automatically maps the printer. When i

> add the user to the administrators group it works, when i remove them it

> doesnt. I am wondering what the minimum permissions or rights on the

> computer the user must have in order to map a network printer.

>

> Thanks!

If it were me, I think I would look at who has permissions to the

printer. Do you implicitley deny the machine access to the printer?

***warning! posted by a rookie!***

[Guest Ehren]

Re: minimum permission to connec to network printer

 

The permissions to the printer arent the issue, its the "rights" on the

computer to add a printer that is the issue.

 

Thanks

 

"wilscott1st@yahoo.com" wrote:

> On Jul 25, 9:08 am, Ehren <Eh...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> > Hello-

> >

> > I am having an issue on some of our "restricted access" computers in

> > connecting to network printers. It says you do not have permission to

> > connect to network printers when I browse to the location of the printer and

> > right click it and click connect.

> >

> > I actually have a script set up that automatically maps the printer. When i

> > add the user to the administrators group it works, when i remove them it

> > doesnt. I am wondering what the minimum permissions or rights on the

> > computer the user must have in order to map a network printer.

> >

> > Thanks!

> If it were me, I think I would look at who has permissions to the

> printer. Do you implicitley deny the machine access to the printer?

> ***warning! posted by a rookie!***

>

>

[Guest Coraleigh Miller]

Re: minimum permission to connec to network printer

 

You could try this... http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11106/

 

Coraleigh Miller

 

"Ehren" <Ehren@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:2F82BABA-A43F-4381-B5F2-B0829B4C86B6@microsoft.com...

> Hello-

>

> I am having an issue on some of our "restricted access" computers in

> connecting to network printers. It says you do not have permission to

> connect to network printers when I browse to the location of the printer

> and

> right click it and click connect.

>

> I actually have a script set up that automatically maps the printer. When

> i

> add the user to the administrators group it works, when i remove them it

> doesnt. I am wondering what the minimum permissions or rights on the

> computer the user must have in order to map a network printer.

>

> Thanks!

[Guest Ehren]

Re: minimum permission to connec to network printer

 

The issue is not making the printer available to the user per se, I even have

a script that will automatically connect it at login. The issue is that when

you do try to connect the printer it says "You do not have sufficient acces

to your computer to connect to the selected printer".

 

So i assume the user needs some access or right on the local computer in

order to be able to connect or disconnect printers, but I dont know what that

is.

 

Any help? Thanks

 

"Coraleigh Miller" wrote:

> You could try this... http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11106/

>

> Coraleigh Miller

>

> "Ehren" <Ehren@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:2F82BABA-A43F-4381-B5F2-B0829B4C86B6@microsoft.com...

> > Hello-

> >

> > I am having an issue on some of our "restricted access" computers in

> > connecting to network printers. It says you do not have permission to

> > connect to network printers when I browse to the location of the printer

> > and

> > right click it and click connect.

> >

> > I actually have a script set up that automatically maps the printer. When

> > i

> > add the user to the administrators group it works, when i remove them it

> > doesnt. I am wondering what the minimum permissions or rights on the

> > computer the user must have in order to map a network printer.

> >

> > Thanks!

>

>

>

[Guest Coraleigh Miller]

Re: minimum permission to connec to network printer

 

What about just installing the printer with the restricted user temporarily

elevated as a local admin, then demoting him again, and then not running the

automatic connect script at login (just for the restricted users)? Even for

a limited user account an installed printer should remain connected, its

just the installation part that the limited user should get an error at,

unless there is a printer disconnect script running at login as well? I

beleive that the process of connecting a printer automatically attempts an

install and only after that discovers whether or not the driver is actually

there already. That initial install attempt is probably what is tripping

your error message with a limited user account. I think that you would

either need to exclude these users from your printer connect/disconnect

script or elevate them to local administrators (the only local group that

can do a printer install). There could be another answer though, I would be

curious to hear other peoples ideas here. :-)

 

 

Coraleigh

 

 

"Ehren" <Ehren@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:8AB525AA-C579-4FFA-9DB3-992A8EC751A6@microsoft.com...

> The issue is not making the printer available to the user per se, I even

> have

> a script that will automatically connect it at login. The issue is that

> when

> you do try to connect the printer it says "You do not have sufficient

> acces

> to your computer to connect to the selected printer".

>

> So i assume the user needs some access or right on the local computer in

> order to be able to connect or disconnect printers, but I dont know what

> that

> is.

>

> Any help? Thanks

>

> "Coraleigh Miller" wrote:

>

>> You could try this... http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11106/

>>

>> Coraleigh Miller

>>

>> "Ehren" <Ehren@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:2F82BABA-A43F-4381-B5F2-B0829B4C86B6@microsoft.com...

>> > Hello-

>> >

>> > I am having an issue on some of our "restricted access" computers in

>> > connecting to network printers. It says you do not have permission to

>> > connect to network printers when I browse to the location of the

>> > printer

>> > and

>> > right click it and click connect.

>> >

>> > I actually have a script set up that automatically maps the printer.

>> > When

>> > i

>> > add the user to the administrators group it works, when i remove them

>> > it

>> > doesnt. I am wondering what the minimum permissions or rights on the

>> > computer the user must have in order to map a network printer.

>> >

>> > Thanks!

>>

>>

>>

[Guest Ehren]

Re: minimum permission to connec to network printer

 

If I make the user a member of the administrators group the printer shows up

without me doing anything at all (because i ran that command to connect a

printer for all users) but when I remove them from the administrators group

then it does not. And it also gives that error when I try and connect it

manually. So something is preventing it permissions/rights wise. I can not

make the uers administrators because it is a lab environment.

 

"Coraleigh Miller" wrote:

> What about just installing the printer with the restricted user temporarily

> elevated as a local admin, then demoting him again, and then not running the

> automatic connect script at login (just for the restricted users)? Even for

> a limited user account an installed printer should remain connected, its

> just the installation part that the limited user should get an error at,

> unless there is a printer disconnect script running at login as well? I

> beleive that the process of connecting a printer automatically attempts an

> install and only after that discovers whether or not the driver is actually

> there already. That initial install attempt is probably what is tripping

> your error message with a limited user account. I think that you would

> either need to exclude these users from your printer connect/disconnect

> script or elevate them to local administrators (the only local group that

> can do a printer install). There could be another answer though, I would be

> curious to hear other peoples ideas here. :-)

>

>

> Coraleigh

>

>

> "Ehren" <Ehren@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:8AB525AA-C579-4FFA-9DB3-992A8EC751A6@microsoft.com...

> > The issue is not making the printer available to the user per se, I even

> > have

> > a script that will automatically connect it at login. The issue is that

> > when

> > you do try to connect the printer it says "You do not have sufficient

> > acces

> > to your computer to connect to the selected printer".

> >

> > So i assume the user needs some access or right on the local computer in

> > order to be able to connect or disconnect printers, but I dont know what

> > that

> > is.

> >

> > Any help? Thanks

> >

> > "Coraleigh Miller" wrote:

> >

> >> You could try this... http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11106/

> >>

> >> Coraleigh Miller

> >>

> >> "Ehren" <Ehren@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> >> news:2F82BABA-A43F-4381-B5F2-B0829B4C86B6@microsoft.com...

> >> > Hello-

> >> >

> >> > I am having an issue on some of our "restricted access" computers in

> >> > connecting to network printers. It says you do not have permission to

> >> > connect to network printers when I browse to the location of the

> >> > printer

> >> > and

> >> > right click it and click connect.

> >> >

> >> > I actually have a script set up that automatically maps the printer.

> >> > When

> >> > i

> >> > add the user to the administrators group it works, when i remove them

> >> > it

> >> > doesnt. I am wondering what the minimum permissions or rights on the

> >> > computer the user must have in order to map a network printer.

> >> >

> >> > Thanks!

> >>

> >>

> >>

>

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