Restricting Access to Printers

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Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

If your design calls for restricting access to certain printers, you can do so by using printer permissions. To do this, it is recommended that you create a user group and then limit access to a printer to members of the group.

To create a local group

  1. Right-click My Computer, and click Manage.

  2. In the console tree, double-click Local Users and Groups.

  3. To add the group, right-click Groups, and click New Group.

  4. In the Group name box, type the name of the new local group.

  5. To add users to the group, click Add, and enter the user names in the Enter the object names to select box.

To restrict access to a specific printer

  1. In Control Panel**,** open the Printers and Faxes folder.

  2. Right-click the icon for the printer to which you want to restrict access, and click Properties.

  3. To remove extraneous group members, on the Security tab, remove all entries in the Groups or user names list box except Administrator and Creator Owner.

  4. To grant access to the printer, click Add, and then enter the names of the groups and users that you want to grant access to this printer.