Is the following statement true or false?
When a printer is installed on a network, default printer permissions are assigned that allow all users to print
and change the status of documents sent to it
A.
True
B.
False
Explanation:
initial answer = true => false
the key is all usersand change the status of documents.
Change the status document refers to the “Manage Document” permission and it’s not a default permission for
“all users”.
by default, so far, a user can only modify status of the jobs that he initiated himself.
but i tested to make sure. i installed 2 fake printers (one by the network, and one using LPT1) and here’s the
default permissions i have got :
if we consider that Everyone can be used to designate “all users”, the above screenshot is enough.
but just to be sure, i’ll add the “Domain Users” and “Authenticated Users” groups to the permissions to check
which permission are assigned by default :
exactly the same : only the permission to print documents:
Now we can be sure the answer is “FALSE”.
NB : by default, only Administrators (and administrator) and “All Application Packages” have both
permissions (print & manage documents)
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Assigning printer permissions
When a printer is installed on a network, default printer permissions are assigned that allow all users to
print, and allow select groups to manage the printer, the documents sent to it, or both.
Because the printer is available to all users on the network, you might want to limit access for some users by
assigning specific printer permissions.
For example, you could give all nonadministrative users in a department the Print permission and give all
managers the Print and Manage Documents permissions.
In this way, all users and managers can print documents, but managers can also change the print statusof any
document sent to the printer.