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Is there a way to change a printers settings with a script?

Specifically on a Ricoh Aficio MP C3000 printer. What we want to do is make a change so that certain users can only print black to this color printer and not be able to select color if they tried too. Can this be done through a script? Is it possible to do? Is there another way?
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I wouldn't go for a script solution, instead I would create 2 queues (one BW, one Color), lock the defaults and assign access to both queues to the users in 2 separate groups. Users that are allowed to print in color are added to the group that can print to the color queue.
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I am trying to understand the two queues. How exactly does that work? Do you create two print queues with the same IP just with a different name and set the settings for one color and the other BW? What about group? What do I do with the groups? How do I assaign a group for each queue?
A queue is just like sharing a printer, how is your printer connected?

How do your users now connect to the printer?
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the printers are on a print server.
So the users connect to something like \\printserver\rico-aficio (let's call this the B/W printer). This shared printer (rico-aficio) has access rights configured on the print server, you assign a group like domain users print rights here (not: everyone). You can create a 2nd shared printer, for example \\printserver\rico-aficio-color and assign a different group to that one. All you have to do is lock down the B/W printer share so users cannot select color when printing.
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I just don't see how to make the option to select color not selectable. How will this work using groups?
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thank you