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Contributors: Various
Password Section - Copyright (C) 1997 - John H Terpstra
Printing Section - Copyright (C) 1997 - Matthew Harrell
-Updated: August 20, 1997
+ Priting Info - Copyright (C) 1997 - Frank Varnavas
+Updated: October 16, 1997
Status: Current
Subject: Samba and Windows NT Password Handling
@@ -72,3 +73,32 @@ time for the NT machine to get verification that the printer queue
actually exists.
I hope this helped in some way...
+
+=====================================================================
+Printing Info:
+--------------
+
+From: Frank Varnavas <varnavas@ny.ubs.com>
+Subject: RE: Samba as a print server
+
+When an NT client attempts to connect to a printer on a non-NT print
+server the attempt is failed with an error, something like:
+
+ "You have insufficient access to your computer to perform the
+ operation because a driver needs to be installed"
+
+This is because domain users must have 'Power User' status on the
+desktop to connect to printers on a non-NT print server.
+
+This error occurs regardless of whether the driver in question is
+already installed or not. What it really means is that the server is
+a non-NT server and the client does not have permission to create
+printers locally. Apparently when a connection to a non-NT print
+server is made the printer is defined locally. Such an action can be
+performed by either a local administrator or a Power User.
+Unfortunately there is no way to limit the powers of a Power User, nor
+is there any way to grant the Printer Creation right to another group.
+
+This permission policy is documented in PSS database WINNT, ID Q101874
+
+Frank Varnavas (varnavas@ny.ubs.com)