Issues With Printer GPO
I have a Windows Server 2008 R2 print server. The client machines are Windows 7 Professional. I am having issues with user accounts not getting the printer added when they login.
Things that I have tried:
- Installed Printer Driver In Printer Manager
- Set Printer To Be Shared
- Set the Security Of The Printer To The Correct Group
- Added The User To The Correct Group
- Created A New GPO
- Added The Printer To The GPO (See Image)
- Added The Group To The Security Filtering
- Ran GPUPDATE /Force
I have another GPO that I have setup for another printer, and it works fine. The only difference between that GPO and the one that I am having issue with is the security filtering. The filtering on the one that works has the following:
- Everyone
- Domain Users
- Authenticated Users
I have also made a video, so that you can see the steps. Please click here to see the video.
On the GPO you need to check the box "Run in logged-in user's security context"
One one of the computers where the printers are not installed, run the following:
gpresult /h gpresult.html
From the user's logon context.
This will show the user's group memberships, and the GPO's applied/denied. This will help you narrow down if it is an issue with group membership not being picked up, or if the GPO's aren't being processed, or if the computer does not even report on the GPO.