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Traditionally,
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installing
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printers
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on
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both
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Windows
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and
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Macs
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requires
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administrative
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credentials.
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In
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some
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cases,
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departments
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may
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want
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to
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allow
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users
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to
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install
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printers
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without
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administrator
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privileged.
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Allowing
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regular
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user
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accounts
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to
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install
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or
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remove
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printers
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can
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eliminate
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some
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of
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the
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ticket
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work
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of
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managing
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printers
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by
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allowing
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users
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to
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install
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their
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own
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local
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printers
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(especially
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at
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home),
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remove
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old
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printers
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no
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longer
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available,
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or
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install
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printers
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from
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a
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server,
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all
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without
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the
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assistance
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of
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IT.
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Windows solutions
On Windows computers, regular user accounts can actually add printers as long as the drivers for the printer are already installed. There are 2 settings that need to be changed.
- Disable "Point and Print Restrictions" via GPO or Local Security Policy
- Enable "Allow non-administrators to install drivers for these device setup classes" on the following classes:
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- {4658ee7e-f050-11d1-b6bd-00c04fa372a7}
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Mac solutions
On OS X based computers, the simplest solution is adding everyone to the lpadmin group. This enables regular user accounts to add, remove and modify printers.
This can be done with the following command in terminal:
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/usr/sbin/dseditgroup -o edit -n /Local/Default -u administrator -p -a everyone -t group lpadmin
{code}
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Make
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sure
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to
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substitute
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the
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name
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of
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the
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local
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administrator
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account
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above
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it
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is
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named
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something
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other
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than
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administrator.