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Citrix Default printer not retained
Posted on 2013-02-06
Hi,
I currently have a xen app 6 server farm.
I'm using citrix policies to connect printers up per user.
the printer are all network printers being created as session printer so they arent redirected from the client.
So my policy state that there should be no client auto created printers and that all printer be created from the file and print server as session printer.
The problem is that users default printers are not being retained after log off i currently use roaming profiles and delete the profile at log off.
anyone got any ideas of how i can make the default printer stick to what the users set them as ?
I currently have a xen app 6 server farm.
I'm using citrix policies to connect printers up per user.
the printer are all network printers being created as session printer so they arent redirected from the client.
So my policy state that there should be no client auto created printers and that all printer be created from the file and print server as session printer.
The problem is that users default printers are not being retained after log off i currently use roaming profiles and delete the profile at log off.
anyone got any ideas of how i can make the default printer stick to what the users set them as ?
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Hi Ziggy,
can you check this Citrix knowledgebase article and compare your settings and policies if they are responsible for this behaviour?
can you check this Citrix knowledgebase article and compare your settings and policies if they are responsible for this behaviour?
What are your policy settings? Please check which of these you have set:
http://support.citrix.com/proddocs/topic/xenapp6-w2k8-admin/ps-printing-default-specify.html
http://support.citrix.com/proddocs/topic/xenapp6-w2k8-admin/ps-printing-default-specify.html
Hi Guys,
I've followed the procedure Nebel points to and added the reg keys to the server in question unforuantely this doesnt seem to have made any difference and the default printer is still not retained after a user logs off and on again.
My polices very simple it has session printers mapping from \\Server\printername
and ive disabled auto create client printer so no local printer are brought into citrix.
I've followed the procedure Nebel points to and added the reg keys to the server in question unforuantely this doesnt seem to have made any difference and the default printer is still not retained after a user logs off and on again.
My polices very simple it has session printers mapping from \\Server\printername
and ive disabled auto create client printer so no local printer are brought into citrix.
Set the following printing policies:
Client Printers > Printer properties retention > Retained in user profile only
Session Printers > Choose client's default printer > Do not adjust the user's default printer
Client Printers > Printer properties retention > Retained in user profile only
Session Printers > Choose client's default printer > Do not adjust the user's default printer
Active 2 days ago
We had a number of issues with the Session Printers policy and went over to AD GPOs for printer configuration. Has worked much, much better.
In AD GPOs, use the User\Preference\Control Panel\Printers setting to designate the printers. One GPO per physical site is easiest to manage. Add each of the printers and do NOT check the default printer checkbox. In Common\Item-level targeting, designate the users/group or other option.
For each default printer, create a similar entry, but DO check the default printer checkbox. Do NOT check Only if a local printer is not present.
In AD GPOs, use the User\Preference\Control Panel\Printers setting to designate the printers. One GPO per physical site is easiest to manage. Add each of the printers and do NOT check the default printer checkbox. In Common\Item-level targeting, designate the users/group or other option.
For each default printer, create a similar entry, but DO check the default printer checkbox. Do NOT check Only if a local printer is not present.
My first question would be what kind of printer do you have as a default.. network printers or locally attached?
A lot depends on what kind of printer you have as the default. Mutawadi's stuff is good for session printers.
But, there are a number of freeware utilities you can use to store & restore the default printer that can run from a script, and they are very reliable.
Coralon
A lot depends on what kind of printer you have as the default. Mutawadi's stuff is good for session printers.
But, there are a number of freeware utilities you can use to store & restore the default printer that can run from a script, and they are very reliable.
Coralon
Active 2 days ago
Check out this article: http://support.citrix.com/article/ctx107415
By default, session printers are deleted from the user's profile when they log out. This article explains how to set a flag in the registry of the Citrix server that changes that behavior so that session printer info is retained in the profile (it also works wonders to retain not only printer settings, but which printer is designated as the default, as well).
Here's the regedit syntax to set the value referred to in the article so that printer info is not deleted on user logout:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWA
"DefaultPrnFlags"=dword:00
some URL for reference
1. http://www.michelstevelmans.com/personalizing-default-printer-citrix-session-printers-appsense-personalization/
2. http://maso.dk/2012/08/08/make-the-users-choose-the-default-printer-in-xenapp-6-5/
please share the output
By default, session printers are deleted from the user's profile when they log out. This article explains how to set a flag in the registry of the Citrix server that changes that behavior so that session printer info is retained in the profile (it also works wonders to retain not only printer settings, but which printer is designated as the default, as well).
Here's the regedit syntax to set the value referred to in the article so that printer info is not deleted on user logout:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWA
"DefaultPrnFlags"=dword:00
some URL for reference
1. http://www.michelstevelmans.com/personalizing-default-printer-citrix-session-printers-appsense-personalization/
2. http://maso.dk/2012/08/08/make-the-users-choose-the-default-printer-in-xenapp-6-5/
please share the output
In the end i couldnt get any of the reg hacks or possible fixes from the articles to work. it the behavior of the default printer would always change if created as a session printer .
I ended up reverting to windows group policy as all my printer were network based anyway so i had no need of the extra functionality citrix printing policies offered.
thanks for all your replies and advise.
I ended up reverting to windows group policy as all my printer were network based anyway so i had no need of the extra functionality citrix printing policies offered.
thanks for all your replies and advise.
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