*>> Ha! I'll admit that I've done some searching on the web for issues I've run into... and I found somebody who has simular issues... only to discover that it's my own post! Sm:)e. *
Been there, done that. :) * * *ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… * On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 10:45 AM, Matthew W. Ross <[email protected]>wrote: > > Drivers would be available via the ADMIN$ share of the machine, I would > > expect. > > Okay, I'll take that answer... but then why wouldn't the printer be > installed once the admin logged in? Why do the printers disappear > afterwards? And why isn't there any good data about the failure in the > event viewer? (Why, Microsoft? Why?) > > > Thanks for the follow-up. Much appreciated. http://xkcd.com/979/ > > Ha! I'll admit that I've done some searching on the web for issues I've > run into... and I found somebody who has simular issues... only to discover > that it's my own post! Sm:)e. > > > --Matt Ross > Ephrata School District > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Andrew S. Baker > [mailto:[email protected]] > To: NT System Admin Issues > [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wed, 05 Sep 2012 > 05:02:36 -0800 > Subject: Re: SOLVED RE: Deploying Printers in Group Policy > not working for non-admins > > > > Drivers would be available via the ADMIN$ share of the machine, I would > > expect. > > > > Thanks for the follow-up. Much appreciated. http://xkcd.com/979/ > > > > > > * * > > > > *ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of > > Technology for the SMB market… > > > > * > > > > > > > > On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 3:52 AM, Matthew W. Ross > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > I finally figured it out. I figured that I'd share: > > > > > > I was sorting my labs AD Computers into OUs. I then assigned a blank > group > > > policy for the printers on that OU. Using the Printer Manager, I > installed > > > the printers and drivers as a TCP/IP printer on my print server. I then > > > used the "Deploy Printer" option to configure the until now blank group > > > policy. > > > > > > This was all working perfectly. I had not had any problems doing it > this > > > way. This installs the printers on the client machines as TCP/IP > printers, > > > so none of them are dependent on a print server. > > > > > > My mistake was that I forgot a crucial step in this kind of deployment > > > process: I still had to share the printer from the print server. Doing > > this > > > allowed the computers to install the necessary drivers from the print > > > server. > > > > > > what I can't figure out is how the administrator accounts could see and > > > use use the printers, but the non-admins could not. Is there a hidden > > > administrative share that holds the drivers? Was Windows able to > install > > > local drivers each time? > > > > > > Anyways, as usual, something small and somewhat obvious was preventing > it > > > from working. > > > > > > > > > --Matt Ross > > > Ephrata School District > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Matthew W. Ross > > > [mailto:[email protected]] > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > > [mailto:[email protected]] > > > Sent: Tue, 04 Sep 2012 > > > 09:24:52 -0800 > > > Subject: RE: Deploying Printers in Group Policy not working > > > for non-admins > > > > > > > > > > As student's are not admins, they don't have the option to install > the > > > > printers. Especially as I'm trying to install them via IP. > > > > > > > > I'm about to install the printers via script, as they need printers > > > working, > > > > with or without group policy. > > > > > > > > > > > > --Matt Ross > > > > Ephrata School District > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: Kelsey, John > > > > [mailto:[email protected]] > > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > > > [mailto:[email protected]] > > > > Sent: Tue, 04 Sep 2012 > > > > 06:11:38 -0800 > > > > Subject: RE: Deploying Printers in Group Policy not working > > > > for non-admins > > > > > > > > > > > > > What happens if the student tries to install the printer manually? > > > Does > > > > it > > > > > complete or does it bomb out? > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:[email protected]] > > > > > Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 11:04 AM > > > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > > > > Subject: Re: Deploying Printers in Group Policy not working for > > > non-admins > > > > > > > > > > Here are some more oddities for this lab: > > > > > > > > > > 1) The printers are an HP Laserjet 4250 and a HP Color Laserjet > 4700. > > > We > > > > > have other labs with the same model printers deployed from the same > > > print > > > > > server and this problem does not exist with them. > > > > > 2) The printers show up if I log in as an administrator... but if I > > > > > immediately log off, and log in as a generic student account, the > > > printers > > > > > are no longer there. Shouldn't the printers be installed already? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --Matt Ross > > > > > Ephrata School District > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: Christopher Bodnar > > > > > [mailto:[email protected]] > > > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > > > > [mailto:[email protected]] > > > > > Sent: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 > > > > > 05:22:56 -0800 > > > > > Subject: Re: Deploying Printers in Group Policy not working for > > > non-admins > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Too funny, I was just about to type up the exact same question. I > > ran > > > > > > into this same scenario last night. The only thing that I found > > > > > > different was between 2 different printers. In my case the > printers > > > are: > > > > > > > > > > > > Canon iR3245 > > > > > > HP Officejet 8600 > > > > > > > > > > > > So I deployed the iR3245 first via GPO using the Print Management > > > > > > method and none of the users received the mapping. But I could > map > > > the > > > > > > printer manually. So I finally decided to test using the 2nd > > printer, > > > > > > using the same method and the OfficeJet mapped successfully. I > then > > > > > > went and published the iR3245 via GPO preferences, and that > worked. > > > > > > The only thing I can think of is that for some reason its a > driver > > > > > > issue, but I can't think of what that would be. > > > > > > > > > > > > Not sure if this is relavent, but this is a ThinClient > environment. > > > > > > All Hyper-V hosts with RDS and clients are Wyse C10LE. All > servers > > > > > > are Windows 2008 R2. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Christopher Bodnar > > > > > > Enterprise Architect I, Corporate Office of Technology:Enterprise > > > > > > Architecture and Engineering Services Tel 610-807-6459 > > > > > > 3900 Burgess Place, Bethlehem, PA 18017 > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America > > > > > > > > > > > > www.guardianlife.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: "Matthew W. Ross" <[email protected]> > > > > > > To: "NT System Admin Issues" < > > > [email protected]> > > > > > > Date: 08/30/2012 06:02 PM > > > > > > Subject: Deploying Printers in Group Policy not working > for > > > > > > non-admins > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Good Afternoon. > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm deploying printers using Group Policy. We have Windows Server > > > > > > 20008 R2 Domain controllers and Windows 7 desktops. I have a new > lab > > > > > > that I wanted to deploy the network printers. In this one lab, > for > > > > > > some reason, Administrators see the printers. Non-admins do not. > > > > > > > > > > > > I am using the Print Management GUI to deploy the printers. I > have > > > > > > them deployed via a Group Policy that is assigned to all > computers > > in > > > > > > an OU, not users. The printers are being setup as TCP/IP printers > > and > > > > > > the drivers are being distributed by the print server. > > > > > > > > > > > > Now... why is this working in all of my labs that I have setup > but > > > > > > this one? And why only Admins? Has anybody else run into this > > > problem? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --Matt Ross > > > > > > Ephrata School District > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to [email protected] > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
