Hi Curtis, Do you have an OSX Server?
If so, and if the machines are bound to that server, you can push that out as a policy. Give me a call offline, and we can find a solution. -Tim Tim Grimes Apple, Inc. 314.954.6325: mobile 314.667.3561: fax tgri...@apple.com For immediate assistance, please contact: Andrew Schoss Inside Account Executive 512.674.6831: phone 866.646.0760: Fax sch...@apple.com Order Status: apple.com/orderstatus or 800.800.2775 x 4 Tech Support: 800.800.2775 x 3 Education Store: apple.com/education/store On Sep 14, 2010, at 9:44 AM, McKay, Curtis wrote: > Followed these steps but when logging on as a student afterwards it was still > set to be last used. Appears the setting is a user based setting. I'm > looking for any magic/hack to make this set for all students. > > Background: the students log on with AD accounts and all their OSX folder and > files go to their AD home directory > > Is there a script, file change, etc to make this possible? > > Curtis McKay > Network Administrator > Belleville Township High School District 201 > cmc...@bths201.org > > > -----Original Message----- > From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org > [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Tim Grimes > Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 9:31 AM > To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List > Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] OS X default printer > > Hi Curtis, > > 1. Open System Preferences > 2. Click on "Print and Fax" > 3. Right click on the printer you'd like to have as default. A contextual > menu will appear with the option "set default printer." > > Let me know if you have any questions. > > -Tim > > > Tim Grimes > Apple, Inc. > 314.954.6325: mobile > 314.667.3561: fax > tgri...@apple.com > > For immediate assistance, please contact: > > Andrew Schoss > Inside Account Executive > 512.674.6831: phone > 866.646.0760: Fax > sch...@apple.com > > > Order Status: > apple.com/orderstatus > or > 800.800.2775 x 4 > > Tech Support: > 800.800.2775 x 3 > > Education Store: > apple.com/education/store > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sep 14, 2010, at 9:02 AM, McKay, Curtis wrote: > >> We want the Epson there for the student's to use, just not as the default. >> So to change the laser to be the default instead of last used, that'd be >> within system preferences->printers? >> >> Curtis McKay >> Network Administrator >> Belleville Township High School District 201 >> cmc...@bths201.org >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org >> [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Gerry Mattix-Wand >> Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 8:53 AM >> To: tech-geeks@tech-geeks.org >> Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] OS X default printer >> >> 1) Set the laser as "default" on the student computers. Usually the mac is >> set up as "last used" printer. Change that in preferences to the laser being >> "default." >> >> >> 2) Remove the Epson inkjet from the student computer choices? They can't >> print to it if they can't see it. >> >> >> -gerry >> >> >> >> >> Gerry Mattix-Wand >> Director of Educational Technology >> East Alton-Wood River H.S. >> Wood River, IL 62095 >> (618) 254-3151 x555 >>>>> "McKay, Curtis" 09/14/10 8:45 AM >>> >> Being a Windows guy, I know there's no easy one click way to make sure a >> printer will be the default printer for any user that logs into a machine. >> A VB Script can do it, and that's kind of it. >> >> What about on a Mac? I have a 14 station mac lab with an Epson inkjet >> printer shared from the teacher's Mac to all the student stations. The >> student stations also each have a direct IP connection to a b/w laser >> printer. >> >> Any tips for making sure the laser is the default for the students when they >> log in? >> >> Curtis McKay >> Network Administrator >> Belleville Township High School District 201 >> cmc...@bths201.org >> >> >> >> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org |
