Re: Mapping Net Printer to LPT1 Password Problem

From: Brad Schmidt (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 05/05/04 

Date: Wed, 5 May 2004 08:26:01 -0700

I think i have figured it out. the domain user has to
have rights on the local machine to map LPT1, as that is
a local resource. By default a domain user cannot change
things on the local machine.

>-----Original Message-----
>Can you connect to & use the printer normally? Can you
map it using the
>same syntax as your script from a prompt after logging
on? Any events in
>the security log?
>
>Mal Osborne
>MCSE MVP Mensa
>
>
>"Brad Schmidt" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote in message
>news:8bdb01c432aa$4c7f3250$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>> I am tying to map a network printer shared off of the
>> server to XP Pro clients. I have placed the following
>> command in the logon script:
>>
>> net use lpt1: server\printername
>>
>> when it gets to that line it stalls and asks for a
>> username and password for the printer. it does not
matter
>> what is put there, it will not work. any ideas?
>>
>> The client machine users are all domain users on the
>> domain, and local power users on the pcs. i have even
>> tried adding particular users in the security tab on
the
>> actual printers.
>>
>> HELP.
>>
>> Brad Schmidt,
>>
>> Louisiana.
>
>
>.
>I

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