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Setting printer in Login Script
Name: Pete Wilshaw Date: February 17, 2000 at 05:07:36 Pacific
Comment:
I am setting up a new environment incorporating the use of builds, profiles and policies. I would like to be able to set the user's printer to a specific printer from the login script. This would be dependant on what Global Printer group they are a member of. I would like them only to be able to access the printer specified by the login scripts and not 'SEE' any others. Anyone know how to do this ?!???!
Name: Michiel Date: February 18, 2000 at 00:00:42 Pacific
Reply:
Pete,
use: NET USE port: | \\computer\printer /DELETE [/YES] to connect to a printer from a login script. If you want to hide printers so that no one can "see" other printers, just make the printer shares, hidden shares by adding a "$" behind the sharename. This hides the share instead of naming it $. No one can see those shares when browsing for others. The entry in the login script must made manually.
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