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RE: Samba as a print server



When an NT client attempts to connect  to a printer  on a non-NT print
server the attempt is failed with an error, something like:

   "You have insufficient access to your computer to perform the
    operation because a driver needs to be installed"

This is  because  domain users  must  have 'Power User'  status on the
desktop to connect to printers on a non-NT print server.

This  error  occurs regardless of  whether  the driver  in question is
already installed or not.  What it really means is  that the server is
a non-NT  server  and the client does  not  have permission to  create
printers  locally.   Apparently when a   connection to a  non-NT print
server is made the printer is defined  locally.  Such an action can be
performed   by  either a   local    administrator  or  a Power   User.
Unfortunately there is no way to limit the powers of a Power User, nor
is there any way to grant the Printer Creation right to another group.

This permission policy is documented in PSS database WINNT, ID Q101874

Frank Varnavas ([email protected])