Monday, 27 October 2008

SBS 2008 - Access Denied when adding a printer

That learning curve is still there! :)

Trying to add a network printer to an SBS box we get the following:


Add Printer - Access Denied

Okay, so it is late at night, and the above linked lesson may not have sunk in past the cranial matter yet! ;)

So, given the previous post linked, guess what we forgot to do when adding the printer?

That is right! Right click on Add Printer and then click on Run as administrator!

Okay, so we need to get into the habit of elevating on the server too!

Philip Elder
MPECS Inc.
Microsoft Small Business Specialists

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24 comments:

  1. Anonymous27 October, 2008 10:02

    Interesting! I am assuming that you already were logged in as an admin because non-admin accounts can't log in directly. Is this still true in 2008?

    Tim

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  2. Philip Elder Cluster MVP27 October, 2008 11:00

    CNC,

    Yes. Domain admin account.

    UAC hits whenever we open any console, and need to make any changes of significance on the server.

    So, it is a matter of getting into the habit of right clicking and "Run as admin" to elevate for pretty much any changes.

    Thanks for the comment,

    Philip

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  3. James R. Marcus14 November, 2008 15:46

    thanks man!

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  4. Unknown13 February, 2009 15:09

    Frankly this seems like a bug in Server 2008. Anyways ...

    Where exactly do u go to right click on add a printer? I see this option many place by right clicking on any of them does not provide a run as administrator option?

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  5. Anonymous15 March, 2009 14:06

    Thank you! I had the exact same problem and this was the solution!

    - Mark

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  6. Anonymous11 May, 2009 02:59

    Thx - it worked for us aswell

    A bit tricky tho as you have to right click in the "center pane"/the printerlist section/pane select option "Run as Administrator" in the popup menu and then "add printer"

    Hitting the button in the top "Add printer" won't give you this option.

    Cheers

    Ivan

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  7. Matthew Poppoff28 July, 2009 16:33

    You are a life saver

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  8. Anonymous31 July, 2009 08:05

    I can't say that my life was in jeopardy, but I am thankful for your Post.
    Enjoy the rest of the summer!

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  9. Philip Elder Cluster MVP31 July, 2009 17:13

    All y'all are welcome! :)

    Philip

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  10. Nikobe02 August, 2009 07:55

    bless you! sat here at work on a Sunday trying to get this to work and found this...so obvious but so stupid (on MS behalf)

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  11. Anonymous13 October, 2009 17:26

    Thank you for posting the "secret answer" to how to add a printer. You saved me a lot of time.

    Greg in San Diego

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  12. Anonymous21 November, 2009 10:24

    Thanks heaps, and funnily enough, it was late at night!

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  13. Unknown23 November, 2009 10:10

    Another grateful SBS 2008 noob here! Thanks for the tip, I was about to rip my printer a new... firmware.

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  14. Anonymous19 January, 2010 13:48

    Thanks, Phil!

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  15. Philip Elder Cluster MVP19 January, 2010 14:13

    All y'all are very welcome! :)

    Philip

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  16. Anonymous14 September, 2010 06:14

    Well done!
    very helpful

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  17. Anonymous22 September, 2010 12:04

    I can't believe this still hasn't been patched. I ran around this issue for about an hour before I decided to hit google. I'm logged into the console as the domain admin.. obviously having printer rights. This is a pure bug.

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  18. Anonymous30 December, 2010 02:04

    Thank You! How easy (When you know....)

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  19. Anonymous30 December, 2010 02:04

    Thank you, how ease (if you know)

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  20. Anonymous20 April, 2011 05:47

    great. you are a hero

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  21. Kenbank29 April, 2011 15:14

    When I encountered this problem I spent a couple of days scratching my head and feeling stupid. When I read this post I confirmed my suspicions. Duh! I agree with the previous poster who asserts that when LOGGED IN as the administrative user you would think that you would ALREADY be elevated by dint of login. It is so counter-intuitive that it must either have been an oversight or a bug. Should we give them the benefit of the doubt? LOL!

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  22. Jan04 November, 2011 17:17

    Great work!
    Thank you for the information.
    Greets from Holland

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  23. Sherlock02 December, 2011 16:37

    Thank you, I was adding a KM 1690mf to our own SBS 2008 server. What I am surprised about is that I have printers I have added in the past, long past. I don't remember this being an issue. Again, thanks!

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  24. Mark Harby25 April, 2012 04:13

    Thanks Phil
    Saved another life, cheers mate.

    Mark Harby
    Nottingham. UK

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