Domain Users Can't Print to a Shared Printer

[mOOdY4u]

Hey Guys...

Happy New Year....

I have a domain with a 50 users... and i have a printer installed on one of the client (user02) printer is HP 1600... i shared the printer... and the user02 can print normally...

Now when i'm trying to print from any other client (any other user) the job stuck and didn't run until i restart the service ( Print Spool) on the use pc which the printer is attached to (user02)... but when i login as an administrator to any client and print it's printing smoothly without any problem

any idea guys ???

 

[Zelandakh]

Create the printer share when connected as administrator on the local PC and ensure that the permissions are set to Everyone for Print.

 

[TechyMcSe2k]

I always prefer to make shared printers networkable. I recommend buying a Ethernet to USB\LPT1 print server device and assign it an IP. Then set up a print server, say a member server you have, to centralize printers and their print drivers. Linking a shard printer through another computer requires that computer to be on 24/7 for that printer to be available. And since that device I suggested is pretty cheap; I would highly consider it.

 

[mOOdY4u]

any other solution ????

 

[Davetoo]

Did you try Zel's solution?

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[alfa2008]

I had same problem in one case in a small office when two users were sharing a printer. In order to be able to print, a user has to be administrator in the machine hosting printer ( as you're doing as administrator). Since in my case it was not problem to give admin rights to that user in printer hosting machine, I didn't go further, but having a printer sharing by more users, it is a bit different.

I read somewhere that even giving power user rights in hosting machine, or giving full rights in Spooler Folder would fix the problem. I did not try myself.

 

[alfa2008]

I went again to the user with the mentioned problem, and changing Printing Processor to WinPrint/RAW solved the issue.

Hope it helps you as well.

 

[TechyMcSe2k]

Sorry m00dY4u, didn't mean to frustrate you...

In the security of the printer did you set Everyone to "full" rights? Manage printer, manage documents, maybe it will help...just a thought.

 

[Zelandakh]

Did my solution not work then?