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Please Help: Adding Printer with Authentication - 8/17/2004 11:40:46 PM   
  avivgur

 

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Status: offline 		Hello,
I am trying to add a network printer via a vbscript but the printer server requires authentication. If I just run:
wshnetwork.addwindowsprinterconnection "\\samba\hpintel"
I get the "Permission Denied" error message.

For some reason the addwindowsprinterconnection function doesn't accept any username\password arguments while the addprinterconnection function (not windows) does accept such arguments.
I also tryed using the addprinterconnection function as in:
wshnetwork.addprinterconnection "LPT1", "\\samba\hpintel", true, "cs\avivgur", strPassword
The script completes without errors but no printer is added to the "Printers and Faxes" window.

Is there any way to apply a username and password for authentication with the printer server and to have the printer appear in the "Printers and Faxes" window?

Thanks in advance,
Aviv
 
 
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Re: Please Help: Adding Printer with Authentication - 8/18/2004 12:31:59 AM   
  mbouchard


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Status: offline 		Try to map a drive to the server that has the printer on it, then add the printer.

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Re: Please Help: Adding Printer with Authentication - 8/18/2004 1:05:12 AM   
  avivgur

 

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Status: offline 		No such luck...
Still "Permission Denied"
Any more ideas?
Thanks,
Aviv

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Re: Please Help: Adding Printer with Authentication - 8/18/2004 2:00:18 AM   
  mbouchard


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Status: offline 		I ran into the same problem when I tested mapping to the print server before adding the printer. But I just tried this and it worked. Use Net use the syntax in question is
NET USE <devicename | *> [password | *] /HOME

WshShell.Run "cmd /k net use \\Server\PrinterName /USER:DOMAIN\USERNAME PASSWORD",1,true
WshNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\\Server\PrinterName"


Mike

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Re: Please Help: Adding Printer with Authentication - 8/18/2004 7:48:06 PM   
  avivgur

 

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Status: offline 		Nope...
I get "the command completed successfuly" for the 'net use'.
And after I close the generated dos window I get the good old "Permission Denied" error.
Help...
Thanks,
Aviv.

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Re: Please Help: Adding Printer with Authentication - 8/19/2004 1:44:15 AM   
  avivgur

 

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Status: offline 		I just had an insight on the problem...
I tried to map a printer that was on a different server (not \\samba)
and with the proper mapped network drives I was able to add the printer.
Therefore, I conclude that the original problem might have to do with the fact that the printer serevr is SAMBA and with how samba authenticates...
Does anyone know anything about this?
Thanks,
Aviv.

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Re: Please Help: Adding Printer with Authentication - 8/20/2004 12:15:50 AM   
  mbouchard


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Status: offline 		Unfortunately I can't help you here, not familiar with Samba.

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RE: Re: Please Help: Adding Printer with Authentication - 12/3/2005 3:07:55 AM   
  steveodevo

 

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Status: offline 		I have a similar problem...

Our print server (WinNT in a workgroup environment) stores all users with blank passwords to ease deployment (not practical to expect everyone to type their passowrds into the server all the time).

I thought I got around the problem by mapping a drive using "\\server\share", false,  "strUserName", "" (no password) then using addWindowsPrinterConnection NB the username is a variable (strUserName = oNetwork.UserName).

This works great if the "Printers and Faxes" window is open when the script runs (eg during testing).  However, if the Printers and Faxes windows is closed (eg during logon script execution) the printer share is added, but actual connection to the printer will be made using the local user account details (with a password) and will fail authentication.  I've tested this theory by adding a password to the print server user account while being denied access - the share immediately starts working.

Another strange thing about this is if I hard code in a username, the script works flawlessly every time - even with the Printers and Faxes window closed.  Unfortunately we need the actual user's name for our print logs.

Steve.

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