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Server 2008R2: Security issue when printing directly to share name (eg \\machine\printer_share_name)

1) On Workstation: Share a printer on a workstation running windows 7. Share name is \\ws\printer

2) On Server (2008 R2) as administrator: add a new printer - create a new port called \\ws\printer, then add printer etc. Test page prints OK. Share printer as \\server\printer

3) On Server as administrator from dos prompt: "copy textfile.txt \\server\printer" - textfile.txt prints OK on thw printer attached to the workstation.

4) On Server as DOMAIN USER from dos prompt: "copy textfile.txt \\server\printer" - get error message "Access is denied".

This used to work OK from server 2003.

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Hi ozjonno,

I don't have a system here at the moment to doublecheck my thoughts.

1) Does the Domain User have printer permission on the printers?
2) This sounds like a problem UAC, is the User Administrator on the Server? - If not can you try to disable UAC?

Hope thise thoughts help to get you to the solution.
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Thanks for your reply

1) Yes users have permission to print. We also added "domain users" just to be sure.
2) turning off UAC and re-booting did not help.

We though it was a problem with SMB2 and have disabled this in the registry, rebooted and
it looks like its working. Will be any bad side-effects desabling SMB2?
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We partially solved the problem ourselves.
Thanks for the points.
No problem that you rate it B, importent is that you problem is solved.