Domain Controller Print Server

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Domain controller print server. Sets the number of times that the printqueue pruner tries to contact the print server before it deletes an abandoned printqueue object. Lee notes that microsoft says this is by design and won t fix. Print server and domain controller. I ve managed to blow up server a so need to restore print services to server dc for the time being where do i configure this.

Expand print servers. However users reported that it takes extremely long to pring especially pdf files. We just migrated from server 2003 to server 2008 r2 and also setup the printers and shares on a dc. I have two questions.

Lee explains that the issue is that any authenticated user can remotely connect to the domain controller s print server spooler service and request an update on new print jobs and just tell it to send the notification to the system with unconstrained delegation. Type mmc then go to file add or remove snap ins add print management then select ok. It is a server on a network that is responsible for allowing host access to domain resources. It authenticates users stores user account information and enforces security policy for a domain.

Is it recommended to have the print server on domain controller or would a dedicated member server be better. The pruning thread runs only on domain controllers and is responsible for deleting stale printers from the directory. If you want to play it safe stand up a linux server for free and use that as a network file share or print server and try to keep your domain server boxes as just that. It will test that connection immediately thus exposing the computer account credential since the print spooler is owned by system.

If you are not on the computer where the printer is shared or there are no options right click print servers choose add remove servers then add the ip address or computer name of the computer where the printer is shared from. The domain controller holds the ad database so if you want to risk bogging that down with printing and god forbid file sharing then that s a risk you ll have to assess yourself. Share improve this question follow asked oct 15 09 at 18 16. Our domain controller is server dc.

1 670 15 15 gold badges 42 42 silver badges 63 63. By invincible amritsar 12 years ago. Valid values are 2 1 0 1 and 2. Currently all printing is handled by a windows print server server a.

We are making new print server and i wanted to know if we set up new print server and give the.