Windows Server 2003 problem

Deleted User 234324 · 7 Apr 2010 at 11:59

Had a new printer installed yesterday on a network but for some reason all machines refuse to connect to it.

I can see the printer listed when I go onto the domain along with any shared folders, but double clicking results in it saying I do not have sufficient access to connect to that printer.

If i logon as an administrator i can then connect to the printer fine, this then also allows users to connect without issue.

Is there something else i can do to allow users to just connect without having to login to each machine as an administrator first ?

Django x2 · 7 Apr 2010 at 12:18

I had this issue once but purely because the machine I was trying to access was not in a domain. I guess that doesnt help

Knubje · 7 Apr 2010 at 12:34

Have you checked the sharing permissions on the printer within the Printers & Faxes menu on the server it is located?

The problem has to be permissions based. If it is ticked for sharing and has a share name and listed in your directory then perhaps try un-sharing it and re-sharing it.

Does it have a web based control page that you can connect to and change its settings? What if you try and add the printer manually via I.P address and driver? Does that work?

n3vrmind · 7 Apr 2010 at 12:36

The issue is that the printer driver is installed on the server but not on the users machines, the first time you connect to the printer it needs to download and install a local copy of the driver which at very least requires power user rights

you need to amend the policy "Prevent Users from Installing Printer Drivers" and set it to disabled to bypass this restriction

UKDTweak · 7 Apr 2010 at 12:38

n3vrmind said:
The issue is that the printer driver is installed on the server but not on the users machines, the first time you connect to the printer it needs to download and install a local copy of the driver which at very least requires power user rights

you need to amend the policy "Prevent Users from Installing Printer Drivers" and set it to disabled to bypass this restriction

+1

Had the same issue too

Deleted User 234324 · 7 Apr 2010 at 13:42

n3vrmind said:
The issue is that the printer driver is installed on the server but not on the users machines, the first time you connect to the printer it needs to download and install a local copy of the driver which at very least requires power user rights

you need to amend the policy "Prevent Users from Installing Printer Drivers" and set it to disabled to bypass this restriction

I've gone through Group Policy and set that option to disabled but still having issues with connecting to a printer.

Mikoyan · 7 Apr 2010 at 15:24

did you do a gpupdate /force on the client machine? (from command prompt)