what is the Printers folder?

[Guest Jeff]

hey

 

win2k3

 

I'm trying to publish a printer to AD.. so I oped the AD Users & Computers.

There in the User folder I tryed to add the printer. But I get dialogbox

saying the printer cannot be published .... use the Printers folder

instead..

 

What is this Printers folder??, or how can I opened this Priners folder?? Or

is it just another name on the Printers and Fax folder??

[Guest Anthony [MVP]]

Re: what is the Printers folder?

 

In the Printers and Faxes folder on a print server, you have an option to

publish the printer in AD.

By default the printer is published as a child object of the print server.

You can move it to another location in the AD if you wish

Anthony,

http://www.airdesk.co.uk

 

 

"Jeff" <no_email_address> wrote in message

news:OjB0qh3YIHA.4860@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> hey

>

> win2k3

>

> I'm trying to publish a printer to AD.. so I oped the AD Users &

> Computers. There in the User folder I tryed to add the printer. But I get

> dialogbox saying the printer cannot be published .... use the Printers

> folder instead..

>

> What is this Printers folder??, or how can I opened this Priners folder??

> Or is it just another name on the Printers and Fax folder??

>

>

>

[Guest Jeff]

Re: what is the Printers folder?

 

you mean select properties on the printer, then go to the sharing tab and

check checkbox "list in directory"?

 

I have that checked, but I don't see my printer in AD

 

this is a printer I just connected to my win2k3 to learn how to publish

printer into AD. it's connected via USB. the win2k3 is a fresh installation,

only about 5 days old. It's an evaluation version of the OS

 

"Anthony [MVP]" <anthony.spam@spammedout.com> wrote in message

news:e5xUIx4YIHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> In the Printers and Faxes folder on a print server, you have an option to

> publish the printer in AD.

> By default the printer is published as a child object of the print server.

> You can move it to another location in the AD if you wish

> Anthony,

> http://www.airdesk.co.uk

>

>

> "Jeff" <no_email_address> wrote in message

> news:OjB0qh3YIHA.4860@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> hey

>>

>> win2k3

>>

>> I'm trying to publish a printer to AD.. so I oped the AD Users &

>> Computers. There in the User folder I tryed to add the printer. But I get

>> dialogbox saying the printer cannot be published .... use the Printers

>> folder instead..

>>

>> What is this Printers folder??, or how can I opened this Priners folder??

>> Or is it just another name on the Printers and Fax folder??

>>

>>

>>

>

>

[Guest Marcin]

Re: what is the Printers folder?

 

Jeff,

make sure that you select the "Users, Groups, and Computers as containers"

option in the View menu of Active Directory Users and Computers. Published

printers by default are created as child objects of the hosting them print

server...

hth

Marcin

[Guest Krish]

Re: what is the Printers folder?

 

Hi,

 

If this is the DC then check under the Organization Unit named Domain

Controller and select the machine where the printer is installed physically

 

Krish

 

"Marcin" wrote:

> Jeff,

> make sure that you select the "Users, Groups, and Computers as containers"

> option in the View menu of Active Directory Users and Computers. Published

> printers by default are created as child objects of the hosting them print

> server...

> hth

> Marcin

>