[WinMac] NT workstations & Apple LW IIg

Michael Eilon(mgeilon[at]geocities.com)
Wed, 24 Mar 1999 02:16:12 +0800

Hi all,

as the subject line states, I have a teaching lab with 9 Windows NT
workstations, printing to an Apple LaserWriter IIg.

It's working well, but a couple of things I'd like to know:

1) When I set up the printer on an NT, it automatically sets the "Capture
printer" option on the port, which is a pain, because then nothing else can
see the printer. What's the use of this option, and why is it on by
default?

2) I've given the student login "print" access only to the printer. Works
fine. I change this to "manage documents" access, and student logins can
no longer print. Why is this?

Naively, I thought that "manage documents" includes the "print" access
permissions, but perhaps that's not the case. If so, how do I go about
allowing students to print as well as manage documents (pause/cancel
printing) without giving them "Full control"? ("Full control" is no good,
as it would allow them to change the printer settings.)

Thanks in advance for any help.

Cheers,

Michael Eilon
Assistant computer manager
Dept. of Physics
University of Western Australia

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