Print Server Registry Settings

The configuration settings for the Print Server feature are stored in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Services\Smbserver\Shares\LPT_1 registry key. LPT_1 specifies the name of the printer port.

The following table shows the named values for the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Services\Smbserver\Shares\LPT_1 key.

Value : type Description
Enabled : REG_DWORD Possible values are zero (0) (off) or 1 (on). Specifies whether the print server is enabled or disabled.
Type : REG_DWORD Setting this value to 1 designates this as a print server share, setting this value to 0 (zero) designates this as a file server share.
Path : REG_SZ Specifies the path to the port that will be used for printing.
Security Note   It is not recommended that you share out the \Windows or root directory.
Driver : REG_SZ Specifies the exact string for the printer driver. This is the name of the driver that will be visible to the client.
Comment : REG_SZ Specifies any comments relating to the printer driver. This comment will be visible to the client.
UserList : REG_MULTI_SZ Specifies a list of allowed users, separated by a semicolon (;) symbol.

See Also

SMB Server Registry Settings

 Last updated on Saturday, April 10, 2004

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