Local Printers Being Renamed - Big Problem!

[Guest msnews.microsoft.com]

Hello

 

We are running Terminal Services on a Win2k3 SP2 server.

 

When a user connects to the terminal server and connects their local

printer, the printer is being renamed to something like this:

 

Laser1 on WORKSTATION in session 8

 

This is causing a big problem for us as the app running in the terminal

service environment can only use printer names that are 8 characters or

less. If I log in as an admin, I can rename the printer but only for that

session. The users do not have the permission to rename it, even if they

wanted to.

 

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

Thanks.

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: Local Printers Being Renamed - Big Problem!

 

Changing the name of the redirected printer isn't possible.

The problem lies of course in the application, which should use the

GetDefaultPrinter function, which will retrieve the default printer

in the session, irrespective of the name or the session id.

 

One way around this (if you can't fix the application) is to use a

3rd party printer management solution, which allows for custom

printer names.

 

Another workaround would be to completely bypass printer

redirection. Share all local printers and let users connect to

their local printer from within their ts session. Ugly, but it

should work.

_________________________________________________________

Vera Noest

MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

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

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"msnews.microsoft.com" <nickjax01@hotmail.com> wrote on 23 aug

2007 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Hello

>

> We are running Terminal Services on a Win2k3 SP2 server.

>

> When a user connects to the terminal server and connects their

> local printer, the printer is being renamed to something like

> this:

>

> Laser1 on WORKSTATION in session 8

>

> This is causing a big problem for us as the app running in the

> terminal service environment can only use printer names that are

> 8 characters or less. If I log in as an admin, I can rename the

> printer but only for that session. The users do not have the

> permission to rename it, even if they wanted to.

>

> Any suggestions would be appreciated.

>

> Thanks.

[Guest Nick Jax]

Re: Local Printers Being Renamed - Big Problem!

 

Thanks..I'll give your suggestions a try! I can't fix the app unfortunately

but I'll try your workarounds.

 

 

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

news:Xns9995E6FCDE1F2veranoesthemutforsse@207.46.248.16...

> Changing the name of the redirected printer isn't possible.

> The problem lies of course in the application, which should use the

> GetDefaultPrinter function, which will retrieve the default printer

> in the session, irrespective of the name or the session id.

>

> One way around this (if you can't fix the application) is to use a

> 3rd party printer management solution, which allows for custom

> printer names.

>

> Another workaround would be to completely bypass printer

> redirection. Share all local printers and let users connect to

> their local printer from within their ts session. Ugly, but it

> should work.

> _________________________________________________________

> Vera Noest

> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

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

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

>

> "msnews.microsoft.com" <nickjax01@hotmail.com> wrote on 23 aug

> 2007 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>

> > Hello

> >

> > We are running Terminal Services on a Win2k3 SP2 server.

> >

> > When a user connects to the terminal server and connects their

> > local printer, the printer is being renamed to something like

> > this:

> >

> > Laser1 on WORKSTATION in session 8

> >

> > This is causing a big problem for us as the app running in the

> > terminal service environment can only use printer names that are

> > 8 characters or less. If I log in as an admin, I can rename the

> > printer but only for that session. The users do not have the

> > permission to rename it, even if they wanted to.

> >

> > Any suggestions would be appreciated.

> >

> > Thanks.