[Samba] Domain users can't use local hardware peripherals

Stefan Smietanowski stesmi at stesmi.com
Thu Aug 26 01:58:22 GMT 2004


Hi.

> I wonder if there is a way to permit domain users to access hardware 
> connected locally to their workstations (CD/DVD burner, scanner)?
> On Win2k and XP this only seems to be possible for local users -
> or am I missing something?
> (BTW my PDC runs Samba-3.0.5.)

Log in as Administrator on the machine and then add the network user
to the local Administrators group (or Power Users or whatever it's
called if you want to not give them full admin) - that should do it.

// Stefan


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