I'm working on a base image and I figured out the CUPS for the pause
printing etc. But how do I unlock the preference pane so anyone can
add a printer? I changed permissions on the preference pane file and
that didn't work.
+9I don't think you can unlock that specific pane... Doesn't this have to be done via AddPrinter.app in /System/Library/CoreServices? I know this aspect of printing has been modified for the better in 10.5.7 via WGM.
+10There are options in the cupsd.conf to make many of the printing options require (or not require) admin access. I think thats one of the options.
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Eric Young
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Take a look at Apple's KB article with respect to 10.5.7
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3511
They allow for this via group access.
Right, I read this last week. However my department wants this done via a client level.
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+38Go back to the Casper arhives in December and search for a post with this
subject line:
[Casper] Allow Non-Admin Users to Add Printers in Leopard
There was a fairly lengthy discussion on how to do this by editing the
cupsd.conf file to allow non-admins to add printers. I'd post the relevant
pieces, but it is better to read the entire article.
Steve Wood
Director of IT
swood at integer.com
The Integer Group | 1999 Bryan St. | Ste. 1700 | Dallas, TX 75201
T 214.758.6813 | F 214.758.6901 | C 940.312.2475
Can I look this up online? I wasn't on the list at that time.
+38Here's a link to the archives for Dec 2008 by subject:
http://mailman.intermedia.net/pipermail/casper/2008-December/subject.html
Steve Wood
Director of IT
swood at integer.com
The Integer Group | 1999 Bryan St. | Ste. 1700 | Dallas, TX 75201
T 214.758.6813 | F 214.758.6901 | C 940.312.2475
+31Why not add the printers in casper admin and then make a self service policy that users can install them self?
That's what we decided to start implementing. As Cisco has basically stopped
supporting AppleTalk, Self Service basically becomes a replacement for
AppleTalk browsing to end users looking for printers. Just have to manage
properly scoping them.
Julius Wilpon
Director, Technology Support
Pearson | Architecture, Engineering & Support
1 Lake Street
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458
201-236-7817 office
201-574-6930 cell
Julius.wilpon at pearson.com
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+24I've done this successfully. Works great. You can scope the policy so that users only see printers that are in their building/department.
+8But if it's a place like us where we have over 2000 printers, and they change every month, it is impossible to manage, so we allow all users to setup printers.
D. Trey Howell
? ACMT, ACPT, ACDT, ACHDS
trey.howell at austinisd.org
Desktop Engineering
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+11Hi,
Although I adjust the /etc/cups/cupsd.conf file I'm still not satisfied with this solution. When the Mac OS X 10.5.7 Update was released I noticed the following:
Non-admin user accounts can now be allowed to add and remove printers by enabling Parental Controls and selecting "Can administer printers".
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3397
Maybe someone found out how to adjust this for managed users by editing a Preference file?
Kind Regards,
Martin van Diemen
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