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chanso
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Post subject: Printers  Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:18 pm |
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Hi Dominic,
I am running both active and open directory, is there a script I can use to easily set up a new printer list without setting up the same list for every user cupsd on each computer?
Chanda.
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Dominic
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Post subject: Re: Printers Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:52 pm |
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Hi chanso
Are you talking about setting up the printer list on the Open Directory and pushing out printers to the clients?
or adding a printers on the client via a script?
Dominic
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chanso
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Post subject: Re: Printers Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 10:03 pm |
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I' am talking about open directory and pushing out to clients. Could you tell me which is the best way to do that. Like I said when we meant that we are going to buy laptops for all teachers. We just did that now.
Chanso
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Post subject: Re: Printers Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 8:21 pm |
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If you are using windows print server for all your printers then this can be a little bit of a pain...
If you are using a Mac Server then simple.
Just add the Bonjour printer being served from the Mac Server to the OPen Directory/WGM Server then add as a preference. Or if you have the WGM Sever just serving preferences then the load on it is so small that running a print service as well will be simple and affective.
If you are using a windows server then the biggest issue is getting the drivers out to the clients.
I opted to using ExtremeZIP on the windows side and adding the printers to my WGM server via its interface.
This will also allow users to add there own printers with drivers if i need to change them...
you can use cups or the previous method which was ksmb print or just add via lpadmin....
Which ever method you use once its done on the WGM server then those settings will carry across to your users (as long as your managing there machines)
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