[Casper] non-admin printer access

[Jeff Strauss]

I know you weren't implying you didn't have to leave it unmodified. So, you're right: that's a faster and better way to allow them to add printers. :)


On 4/3/09 1:44 PM, "Jeff Strauss" <jstrauss at loyolahs.edu> wrote:

True; AddPrinter.app will bring up the same dialogue you'll find if you add a printer from the Print menu of an app. However, you'll still need to modify cupsd.conf since a standard user will still be asked to authenticate as an admin.

On 4/3/09 1:33 PM, "Bryan Vines" <bkvines at wgclawfirm.com> wrote:

Jeff,

I think a lot of folks are thinking that modifying the CUPS configuration file will allow users to add printers via System Preferences -- I know that's what I thought until I started reading deeper.

I have discovered if you want to give users quick access to adding printers, instead of sending them to a print dialog, you can place an alias to /System/Library/CoreServices/AddPrinter.app in their dock or on their desktop.

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Bryan Vines
Systems Administrator
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On Apr 3, 2009, at 2:00 PM, casper-request at list.jamfsoftware.com wrote:

Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 09:04:07 -0700
From: Jeff Strauss <jstrauss at loyolahs.edu>
Subject: Re: [Casper] non-admin printer access..

Yep. Like I mentioned to John just a second ago off-list, users still can't add printers via System Prefs, but they can add it from the print dialogue of any app.




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