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Getting around the 1-user limitation in Pe      8/02/93

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930719   PEER SERVER ONE-USER PRINT LIMITATION

DESCRIPTION OF SYMPTOMS
    1.  One-user limitation for printing from a peer server.
        (Net Sharing a printer resource from a Peer Server allows
        only one ID at a time--plus the owner ID--to NET USE the
        printer.)
    2.  Two steps are omitted from the Red Book GG24-3959, Chapter 5,
        page 81.

SUMMARY OF RESOLUTION
    1.  Do a NET USE at the LAN Server to get access to the
        printer resource at the peer server and then NET SHARE
        it out to the domain.
    2.  Now the peer server printer is available to all OS/2 LAN
        Server users via the LAN Server queue.  Issue a NET USE
        for the printer resource defined at the LAN Server.  This
        resource is available for use at many workstations at
        the same time.

DETAILS OF RESOLUTION
    1.  Set up the printer share at the peer server workstation.
        Example: machine name = PHANTOM
        a.  Issue a LOGON for an administrator ID.
            NOTE: The administrator authority can be either LOCAL
            for the peer server workstation (i.e., defined as
            administrator in the NET.ACC on the peer server
            workstation), or DOMAIN (defined as administrator in
            the NET.ACC on the Domain Controller Workstation),
            depending on your requirements.
        b.  Issue a NET SHARE command for the printer resource:
                NET SHARE IBMNULLP = LPT1
            where   IBMNULLP = Physical Name
                    LPT1     = Physical port on peer server (via the
                    Print Objects "Settings" Notebook) of Print
                    Object on peer server
            NOTE: The userid does not need to remain logged on
            for the sharing to continue.
    2.  Set up the Printer Share at the server workstation.  There
        are 2 methods.  Method A requires that a userid remain
        logged on at the server workstation.  Method B does not
        require a userid to remain logged on at the server
        workstation; however, with this method, you cannot log on at
        the server workstation console.
        Select a or b.
        a.  Set up the printer share at the server workstation.
            This method requires that a userid remain logged on at
            the server workstation.
            1)  At the LAN Server workstation:
                (Example:  machine name = PACIFIC)
                a)  Create a Printer Object on the LAN Server
                    workstation desktop.
                    (Example:  physical name = Printer, with
                    IBMNULLP driver, output to LPT3)
                b)  Log onto the Domain with an administrator
                    ID or a user ID created with NET USER command and
                    at least these options:
                       /OPERATOR:SERVER,PRINTER /WORKSTATIONS:PACIFIC
                    (This creates a userid that will be able to NET
                    SHARE the printer, but can only log onto the
                    server that will be sharing the printer resource
                    with the entire domain.)
                c)  Issue a NET USE command at the LAN Server
                    workstation to use the printer being shared by
                    the Peer Server:
                        NET USE LPT3: \\PHANTOM\IBMNULLP
                    where PHANTOM  = The Peer Server
                          IBMNULLP = The printer resource shared at
                          PHANTOM
                d)  Issue a NET SHARE command at the LAN Server
                    workstation to share the printer resource (which
                    has, as above, been redirected to LAN Server
                    LPT3) to the network:
                        NET SHARE PRINTER = LPT3
            2)  If a NET2150 message is generated, the printer queue
                does not exist.  Create a printer object and retry
                Step 1.
        b.  Set up the printer share at the server workstation. This
            method does not require a userid to remain logged on at
            the server workstation; however, you cannot logon at
            the server workstation console.
            1)  At the LAN Server workstation (machine name =
                PACIFIC), create a Printer Object on the LAN Server
                workstation desktop.
                (Example:  Physical Name = PRINTER, with IBMNULLP
                driver, output to LPT3)
            2)  At the Administrator's requester workstation issue
                the following command:
                    [C:\]NET ADMIN \\PACIFIC /c
            3)  Issue a NET USE command at the LAN Server
                workstation:
                     NET USE LPT3: \\PHANTOM\IBMNULLP
                where PHANTOM  = the peer server
                      IBMNULLP = the printer resource shared at
                      PHANTOM
            4)  Issue a NET SHARE command at the LAN Server
                workstation to share this printer resource (which
                has, as above, been redirected to LAN Server
                LPT3) to the network:
                    NET SHARE PRINTER=LPT3
            5)  Type EXIT or press Ctrl+Z to exit.
    3.  At any "user" LAN Requester workstation, issue the
        following command:
            NET USE LPT3 \\PACIFIC\PRINTER
        where PACIFIC = The "Regular" LAN Server
              PRINTER = The printer resource used by all


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