Printer access preferences, Setting a default printer, Restricting access to printers – Apple Mac OS X Server (Administrator’s Guide) User Manual
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Click the lock and enter your user name and password.
4
Select a user, group, or computer account in the account list, then click the Printing
preference icon.
5
Select a management setting (Once or Always). This setting applies to all Printing preference
options.
6
Click Printer List.
7
If you want only administrators to use the printer, select “Require an administrator
password.”
8
If don’t want any user to access the printer, deselect “Allow printers that connect directly to
the user’s computer.”
9
Click Apply Now.
Printer Access Preferences
Access settings let you specify a default printer and restrict access to specific printers.
Setting a Default Printer
Once you have set up a printer list, you can specify one printer as the default printer. Any
time a user tries to print a document, this printer is the preferred selection in an application’s
printer dialog box.
To set the default printer:
1
Open Workgroup Manager.
2
Use the At pop-up menu to find the directory domain that contains the account you want,
then click Preferences.
3
Click the lock and enter your user name and password.
4
Select a user, group, or computer account in the account list, then click the Printing
preference icon.
5
Select a management setting (Once or Always). This setting applies to all Printing preference
options.
6
Click Access.
7
Select a printer in the user’s printer list, then click Make Default.
8
Click Apply Now.
Restricting Access to Printers
You can require an administrator’s user name and password in order to print to certain printers.