Papercut Client logon script

[bodminman]

Hi there,

 

we're an RM CC4 school and I have asked them for info on how to apply the PaperCut client login script and they've flatly declined to help due to it being 'Third Party'! So glad we've made the decision to move away from them in 2022!

 

Anyway, can anyone with a CC4 setup let me know how they implement their script for PaperCut please?

 

Many thanks

[psydii]

The 'correct' modern* way is to have a scheduled task to fire at logon, configured through GPP. This should work regardless of CC4.

 

Create, or identify a group policy object with the broadly the correct scope (e.g linked at a OU above all staff/students and all computers they are likely to log on to)

In that policy go to the GPP settings and create a scheduled task to run pcclient in the current user's context with the trigger of "at logon"

Scope this GPP as appropriate (e.g. all staff and all students, or by default all users)

 

CC4 used to make assumptions that all end user devices are connected to the network at all times, so in this scenario running the pcclient app from a network share on the print server is probably the correct way. Personally I like to have it installed on the end user devices so it runs regardless of the state of the network.

 

*vista onwards... though I can't actually find the documentation that used to exist from before the migration to docs.microsoft.com that used to confirm this.

[tg12]

I think all I did with PaperCut and CC4 was point it to run the pc-client.exe from the share on the server on login. I can't remember it needing anything more than that, other than an allowance in the security rules in RMMC.

[bodminman]

I have just created a .bat with the following in: cmd /c "start \\sfs-sr-001\PCClient\win\pc-client-local-cache.exe --silent --cache "%TEMP%""

 

I have allowed the UNC to the .exe to be allowed but it is still failing saying :Unable to create local cache in: 'C:\User\YESYUSER\AppData\Local\Temp' The program will be started from the network instead.

 

I have altered the software restrictions to allow access to %TEMP% but still get the error.

[howartp]

We just have it in RMMC > Registry Policies > User Policies > Global > ALL Users > General > Specify programs to run after logon.

 

"c:\Progra~1\papercu~1\pc-client.exe" -silent

"c:\Progra~2\papercu~1\pc-client.exe" -silent

 

One of them is Program Files, one is Program Files (x86). Probably historical that either/both were in there.

[chrisakak9]

Hi Just wondered if you managed to sort this one out?

I wrote this script a few years ago that would accomplish this and solve an issue if still present the the client seems to randomly stop from time to time and relaunch it.

 

Papercut Client randomy closing? heres is a fix for you (edugeek.net)