Windows 2003 minimum permission to connec to network printer

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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!
 
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!***
 
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!***
>
>
 
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!
 
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!
>
>
>
 
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!
>>
>>
>>
 
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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