Deploying printers to specific users via GPO (2003 R2)

[pete]

I'm using group policy to deploy printers and (apart from a bit of IE wierdness with certain drivers) it's _very_ handy.

But I need a printer deploying to two people only.

I could create another OU under the Staff OU in AD, place the two users in it, attach a blank GPO to the new OU and then deploy the printer using the blank GPO. But this seems a bit clunky - is there a better (more elegant) way?

[Norphy]

You could assign them a startup script which maps the printers although that isn't any more elegant than creating a new GPO and using the printer deployment wizard.

[Ric_]

Or you could maybe use a WMI filter?

[Geoff]

Surely a security filter would be the most sensible way of doing it? Remove authenticated users and add the two users you want to deploy the printer(s) to.

[pete]

@Norphy
yeah, that's the other option I could think of. I'm trying to avoid scripting where possible.

@Ric/Geoff
yeah, I'm being thick. Add the new GPO to the default staff OU and then filter.

I can't filter on the existing GPO, because printers are deployed to BaseStaffConfig (which holds what you think) and everyone needs that.

Cheers.

[Midget]

I use a vbs run on startup via GPO that checks the 1st 4 chars of the computer name (ie rm05-01) and assigns the printer specified for that room. PM me if you want a copy of the script

[pete]

@midget
yeah, so do I . Cheers anyway, but I'm trying to do as much as possible without scripting and our admin staff don't move around a lot.

[k-strider]

i'm with Security setting on gpo.. if you use gpo to push the printers its probably the cleanest way.. new GPO only applied to users of Special printer group...

[Ric_]

@pete: Just add another GPO with a WMI filter or security policy.

[pete]

@Ric,
Yeah, I intend to - that's what I meant by saying:
".. I'm being thick. Add the new GPO to the default staff OU and then filter."

Perhaps I should have said "I'll link an additional gpo to the ou and then filter the new gpo to the two members of staff"

Cheers All.

[djm968]

This script will map printers depending on group membership

'  printermap.vbs
' VBScript to map different groups to different printer shares.
' Author djm968
' Version 1.2.0 - September 27 2006
' -----------------------------------------------------------------' 
Option Explicit
Dim objNetwork, objUser, CurrentUser, strGroup

Const hu5_Group = "cn=hu5"
Const enwr_Group = "cn=enwr"
Const scgf_group = "cn=scgf"
Const ss_group = "cn=ss"
Const maof_group = "cn=maof"


Set objNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network")

Set objUser = CreateObject("ADSystemInfo")
Set CurrentUser = GetObject("LDAP://" & objUser.UserName)
strGroup = LCase(Join(CurrentUser.MemberOf))

If InStr(strGroup, hu5_Group) Then
objNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection("\\NAS01\HU5 Black Laser") 
objNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection("\\NAS01\HU5 Colour Laser") 
objNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter "\\NAS01\HU5 Black Laser"


ElseIf InStr(strGroup, enwr_Group) Then
objNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection("\\NAS01\ENWR Black Laser") 
objNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection("\\NAS01\ENWR Colour Laser") 
objNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter "\\NAS01\ENWR Black Laser" 

ElseIf InStr(strGroup, scgf_Group) Then
objNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection("\\NAS01\SCGF Black Laser") 
objNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection("\\NAS01\SCGF Colour Laser") 
objNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter "\\NAS01\SCGF Black Laser"

ElseIf InStr(strGroup, ss_Group) Then
objNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection("\\NAS01\SS Black Laser") 
objNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection("\\NAS01\SS Colour Laser") 
objNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter "\\NAS01\SS Black Laser"

ElseIf InStr(strGroup, maof_Group) Then
objNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection("\\NAS01\MAOF Black Laser") 
objNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection("\\NAS01\MAOF Colour Laser") 
objNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter "\\NAS01\MAOF Black Laser"

End If
WScript.Quit