Group Policy Printer Assignment

[VLADY218]

Hi all,


I want to be able to assign a printer based on the computer a user logs into.

I have 1 active directory server, serving 2 different computer labs each with thier own printer. Each user can and will go from room to room. So therefor I cant use a script at the user level,

So if and how can you assign printers to users based on what computer they log into?

Thanks you all

 

[ahalecitrix]

You can do the assignment by creating two OU's. One for each computer lab and applying a GP to each OU using loopback processing, but you'll have to find or create an *.ADM file to add in to the GP that has settings for assigning the correct printer.

But you could just install the printer locally on each of the computers and give the local users rights to print to either printer. The computers don't move, just the users move from room to room. So as long as the computer's stay put they'll always print to the printer in their room.

Personally with only two rooms and two printers to worry about I'd go with the latter solution.

 

[VLADY218]

Thanks for your response, I will test your solution. However I have mandatory user profiles and am not sure if the local printer will connect when the user logs in.

 

[ahalecitrix]

I'm a big fan of if it ain't broke don't fix it, but I've never had much luck with Mandatory profiles in the past. I find Group Policy to be much easier to manage and configure for users.

Let me know whether or not the printer works with the mandatory profile.

 

[VLADY218]

I will try this by weeks end.. Ill post my results

Thank you for you assistance

 

[VLADY218]

I just tried it, sorry to say it would not work with the mandatory profile. I am now thinking of putting it in the script under computer configuration in Group Policy. Does anyone have a good printer script for a printer through a jet direct card or a local machine acting as a print server.


Thanks