Not delete a printer
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Is there a way , when choosing to have fog Add/Delete printer management to have it NOT delete a printer that it did not push out? We have some software installed printers (Smart, XPS, …etc) that I cannot push out via fog that are part of the image and I do not want them deleted.
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Just set the printer management to add only.
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[quote=“Tom Elliott, post: 46820, member: 7271”]Just set the printer management to add only.[/quote]
Cannot do that. Got some people bringing in printers that are not authorized. If they install a printer, in want it deleted.
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[quote=“Roger Saffle, post: 46821, member: 24521”]Cannot do that. Got some people bringing in printers that are not authorized. If they install a printer, in want it deleted.[/quote]
If you’re in an AD environment, you can remove their permission to install or uninstall printers…
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I dont have AD, but i do have a question. Would fog still be able to install the printer given that the GPO would not let the logged in user install it?
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[quote=“Roger Saffle, post: 46835, member: 24521”]I dont have AD, but i do have a question. Would fog still be able to install the printer given that the GPO would not let the logged in user install it?[/quote]
Depends on what security context it tries within. If it’s under the user that’s logged in: no. If it’s as a service or as a local administrator or AD administrator account, then yes.
I’m not sure how it works, I use AD to deploy printers.
However, you can look at setting local Group Policy on machines to disable users installing/uninstalling printers.
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Actually it would still be allowed because fog does not install software or printers as the logged in user. It installs using the system user which is essentially the root user of system level activities allowing printers and software to be installed but maintaining user level permissions.