Fog Adding Multiple Instances of a Printer?
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In the fog log on the client it shows :
PrinterManager ERROR: Could not detect if printer exists.
Attempting to add printer.Basically every time Fog checks back to see if anything needs to be done, it adds another copy of the printer.
Printer
Printer(Copy 1) and so forth.Anyone had this happen before or have any tips on what I should try?
EDIT: This is happening with all (3) printers I have set up to install on the client.
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Running Version: 7669 with the latest fog client, updating to Fog 7723 to see if that corrects the issue, worth noting the printers worked to install yesterday, and didn’t continue to add themselves. I was getting a message about them being already installed as is expected. Only thing I did of note was remove and re add the printers to see how the printmanager handled add/removing printers.
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Issue still present after the update to latest fog versions. Not sure what other information would be useful to provide here so just ask if I’m leaving something out.
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Just to add a little more info. I have now tested this on a fresh install of windows as well with the same results.
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It handles them, currently, by adding/removing them as expected. If you manually remove the printer, it may have issues re-installing them. To see the changes take effect, you need to reboot the system. As for constant removing/re-adding/multiples I’ve not seen this. Was the FOG client installed using an Administrator account?
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Yes it was added with an admin account. When I say I removed the printer, it was via Fog, not manually. Let me know if there is any more info I can provide.
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Here is a screenshot of the printers added, as well as the FOG log file.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------PrinterManager-------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5/20/2016 11:36 AM Client-Info Client Version: 0.10.6 5/20/2016 11:36 AM Client-Info Client OS: Windows 5/20/2016 11:36 AM Client-Info Server Version: 7723 5/20/2016 11:36 AM Middleware::Response Success 5/20/2016 11:36 AM PrinterManager Adding printers 5/20/2016 11:36 AM PrinterManager ERROR: Could not detect if printer exists 5/20/2016 11:36 AM PrinterManager ERROR: 5/20/2016 11:36 AM Printer Attempting to add printer: 5/20/2016 11:36 AM Printer --> Name = IT Office Color Printer 5/20/2016 11:36 AM Printer --> IP = 10.1.21.224 5/20/2016 11:36 AM Printer --> Port = IP_10.1.21.224 5/20/2016 11:36 AM Printer --> File = \\gmc-fs-01\bentesting$\Y12E_C1-hostm-1150/32_64/broch12a.inf 5/20/2016 11:36 AM Printer --> Config = \\gmc-fs-01\bentesting$\Printer_Config_Files\IT_Printer.dat 5/20/2016 11:36 AM Printer --> Model = Brother HL-3170CDW series 5/20/2016 11:36 AM PrinterManager ERROR: Could not detect if printer exists 5/20/2016 11:36 AM PrinterManager ERROR: 5/20/2016 11:36 AM Printer Attempting to add printer: 5/20/2016 11:36 AM Printer --> Name = Mount Achievement 5/20/2016 11:36 AM Printer --> IP = 10.1.21.220 5/20/2016 11:36 AM Printer --> Port = IP_10.1.21.220 5/20/2016 11:36 AM Printer --> File = \\gmc-fs-01\bentesting$\Kx630909_UPD_en\64bit\XP and newer\OEMSETUP.INF 5/20/2016 11:36 AM Printer --> Config = \\gmc-fs-01\bentesting$\Printer_Config_Files\Achievement.dat 5/20/2016 11:36 AM Printer --> Model = Kyocera KM-5050 KX 5/20/2016 11:36 AM PrinterManager ERROR: Could not detect if printer exists 5/20/2016 11:36 AM PrinterManager ERROR: 5/20/2016 11:36 AM Printer Attempting to add printer: 5/20/2016 11:36 AM Printer --> Name = Mount Triumph 5/20/2016 11:36 AM Printer --> IP = 10.1.21.221 5/20/2016 11:36 AM Printer --> Port = IP_10.1.1.221 5/20/2016 11:36 AM Printer --> File = \\gmc-fs-01\bentesting$\Kx630909_UPD_en\64bit\XP and newer\OEMSETUP.INF 5/20/2016 11:36 AM Printer --> Config = \\gmc-fs-01\bentesting$\Printer_Config_Files\Triumph.dat 5/20/2016 11:36 AM Printer --> Model = Kyocera Mita KM-5035 KX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------``` -
@Bstalker this means something is wrong with WMI. Open powershell as admin on the computer with the issue and run this command:
Get-WmiObject -Query "select * from Win32_Printer"and post the output here. -
@Jbob said in Fog Adding Multiple Instances of a Printer?:
@Bstalker this means something is wrong with WMI. Open powershell as admin on the computer with the issue and run this command:
Get-WmiObject -Query "select * from Win32_Printer"and post the output here.InPS C:\Users\Administrator> Get-WmiObject -Query "select * from Win32_Printer" Location : Name : IT Office Color Printer (Copy 25) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Triumph (Copy 21) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Achievement (Copy 24) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : IT Office Color Printer (Copy 24) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Triumph (Copy 20) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Achievement (Copy 23) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : IT Office Color Printer (Copy 23) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Triumph (Copy 19) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Achievement (Copy 22) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : IT Office Color Printer (Copy 22) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Triumph (Copy 18) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Achievement (Copy 21) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : IT Office Color Printer (Copy 21) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Triumph (Copy 17) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Achievement (Copy 20) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : IT Office Color Printer (Copy 20) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Triumph (Copy 16) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Achievement (Copy 19) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : IT Office Color Printer (Copy 19) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Triumph (Copy 15) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Achievement (Copy 18) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : IT Office Color Printer (Copy 18) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Triumph (Copy 14) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Achievement (Copy 17) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : IT Office Color Printer (Copy 17) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Triumph (Copy 13) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Achievement (Copy 16) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : IT Office Color Printer (Copy 16) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Triumph (Copy 12) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Achievement (Copy 15) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : IT Office Color Printer (Copy 15) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Triumph (Copy 11) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Achievement (Copy 14) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : IT Office Color Printer (Copy 14) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Triumph (Copy 10) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Achievement (Copy 13) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : IT Office Color Printer (Copy 13) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Triumph (Copy 9) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Achievement (Copy 12) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : IT Office Color Printer (Copy 12) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Triumph (Copy 8) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Achievement (Copy 11) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : IT Office Color Printer (Copy 11) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Triumph (Copy 7) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Achievement (Copy 10) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : IT Office Color Printer (Copy 10) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Achievement (Copy 9) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : IT Office Color Printer (Copy 9) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Achievement (Copy 8) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : IT Office Color Printer (Copy 8) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Achievement (Copy 7) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : IT Office Color Printer (Copy 7) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Triumph (Copy 6) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Achievement (Copy 6) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : IT Office Color Printer (Copy 6) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Triumph (Copy 5) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Achievement (Copy 5) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : IT Office Color Printer (Copy 5) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Triumph (Copy 4) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Achievement (Copy 4) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : IT Office Color Printer (Copy 4) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Triumph (Copy 3) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Achievement (Copy 3) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : IT Office Color Printer (Copy 3) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Triumph (Copy 2) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Achievement (Copy 2) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : IT Office Color Printer (Copy 2) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Triumph (Copy 1) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : Mount Achievement (Copy 1) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Location : Name : IT Office Color Printer (Copy 1) PrinterState : 0 PrinterStatus : 3 ShareName : SystemName : Windows10Test Get-WmiObject : At line:1 char:1 + Get-WmiObject -Query "select * from Win32_Printer" + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (:) [Get-WmiObject], COMException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : GetWMICOMException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetWmiObjectCommand` -
@Jbob any thoughts on this based on the output of that powershell? Its not a huge issue on this as it is just a machine I’m using to test this with. I can wipe it and start over, however, I would like to know if there is a solution in the event this happens with a deployed machine. Thanks!
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@BStalker if you wouldn’t mind, can you download and run “PrinterManagerHelper.exe” from https://github.com/FOGProject/fog-client/releases/tag/0.10.6 on this problem machine? I need to know if it runs and shows all of your printers, or if it throws an error.
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@Jbob I have some other tasks I have to attend to first, but I should be done with those within the hour and can run the printhelper after. I will let you know the results.
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@Jbob
Print Helper Tool ran without errors.
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Updated Fog Server today to 7829 and the issue is no longer occurring.
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I have no idea why it’s fixed, or even why it was broken. @Tom-Elliott did you change anything?
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@Jbob I can only guess from when the mode was sending null.
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@Jbob @Tom-Elliott
As a note I made no changes to the Client PC. -
@BStalker you didn’t do anything wrong. Just informing what I think the issue was.
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@Tom-Elliott Just trying to give as much information as possible in case it manages to pop up as in issue in the future for someone else. Thanks for all the help you guys provide!
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v0.11 of the client will prevent duplicates. And if it detects duplicates exist, it will clean them up.
