Topic: Samba in a Domain Config

[daniel]

I'm using SME 7.4 as a domain controller with roaming profiles.  Using WinXPpro workstations to login, and that works fine.  I have several printers that SME is managing through samba shares \\SMEserver\Printername.   All that works remarkable. 

My problem is each time a different person logs into an XPPro workstation, the printers have to be setup.   If I set the workstation in Workgroup mode, any printer I setup is shared by all users of that workstation.  But in Domain mode, each person logging into the workstation must have their SME server printers reinstalled.  Is this normal or am I not doing something efficently?  Any advise would be appreciated.

[Stefano]

hi

you have 2 way:
a) setup printers on client as local admin: each domain user will see them
b) use a logon script; in this way you can decide which printer a user can see/use

hth
Stefano

[janet]

danielr

This is a Windows issue.
You need to correctly setup the Default User profile to include the printers.
Then when a new user logs in for the first time they will be given a profile based on the Default User (which includes the printers and anything else you configure).

For a small number of workstations the following will be manageable.

Login as a user who has NEVER logged in before and does NOT already have a user profile on the sme server eg userxx
Customise their profile as required.
Login as Administrator
copy the userxx profile to the Default User profile in Control Panel/System
log out
log in as any new user and they will get all the characteristics of the Default User

Then log on as userxx on all other workstations to create a local version of userxx profile.
Log in as Administartor and copy the profile as above.
Do this on all workstations.

You will need to add the printers to existing users.

[mmccarn]

There is a way to install network printers from a batch file using RUNDLL32 PRINTUI.DLL,PrintUIEntry which would allow you to install printers for users at login.

There is an option labeled "add per machine printer connections[/i]" (but I've never used it).

More information:
http://techsupt.winbatch.com/ts/T000001031F17.html
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314486