[Casper] non-admin printer access

[Steve Wood]

Easiest way I know to do it, short of an Apple supplied script/method, would
be to delete/move the printers.conf file and restart cups:
#!/bin/bash
#
# Name:  removeallprinters.sh
# Date:  4-3-09
# Author:  Steve Wood (swood at integerdallas.com)
#
# This script will move the current printers.conf file to printers.conf.old
so we can remove
# all printers from the machine.

mv /etc/cups/printers.conf printers.conf.old

# now restart cupsd
killall -HUP cupsd

exit 0






Steve Wood
Director of IT
swood at integerdallas.com

The Integer Group | 1999 Bryan St. | Ste. 1700 | Dallas, TX 75201
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On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 1:00 PM, Gibson, Robb <RobbGibson at officemax.com>wrote:

>  Tiger’s Printer Setup Utility has a PrintingReset.sh command within it’s
> contents folder, is anyone aware of a similar command within Leopard client?
> I’d love to provide our end users with a Self Service policy for blowing
> away any printers they’ve acquired and then simply add new ones (again
> through Self Service) based on their location in our organization.
>
> We’ve gone the route of modifying the cups.conf file, but the next security
> update or OS update always seems to fix it again.
>
>
> *Robb Gibson
> *System Engineer - eMMS, Publishing Systems
> OfficeMax  :  263 Shuman Blvd.  :  Naperville, IL 60563
> (630) 864-5242
>
>
>
>
> On 4/3/09 3:56 PM, "Jeff Strauss" <jstrauss at loyolahs.edu> wrote:
>
> 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.
>
> --
> Bryan Vines
> Systems Administrator
> Watts Guerra Craft LLP
>
>
> 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.
>
>
>
>
> *
> Jeffrey A. Strauss
> *Department of Educational Technology
> *Systems Administrator
> *Loyola High School of Los Angeles
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