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Anonymous
May 10, 2009
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Printers attached to coldfusion server

  • May 10, 2009
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Hi

how to change the default printer and add network printer into the coldfusion admin?

Should I first add the printer in the server, then un-install coldfusion and finally re-install coldfusion again?

Thank you.

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    Anonymous
    July 13, 2010

    Hi,

    I just had the same issue and i can confirm that it is a permissions issue with a network resource. change the user that the coldfusion service logs on with to one that has permission to use network resources, restart the coldfusion server and then it will show up in your list of printers when you use <cfdump var="#GetPrinterInfo()#">

    ilssac
    ilssac
    Inspiring
    May 11, 2009

    Note that to use a network printer ColdFusion is going to need to be running under a domain account that has permissions to network resources.  The default user that the ColdFusion Windows Service runs under is "localSystem".  This user account normally has lots of permissions to the local system but no permissions on the network.  The usual solution is to create a domain account for this purpose and then set the ColdFusion Windows service to run as that user in the Services Control Panel.

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    Anonymous
    May 12, 2009

    The uninstall - reinstall of coldfusion did not work.

    I will give a try to Ian's suggestion.

    Thanx.

    Michael Borbor
    Michael Borbor
    Inspiring
    May 10, 2009

    The default printer is the one that you set in your OS, you don't need to do anything in CF you just install your printer and CF will detect the new printer and will be available to use right away.

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    Anonymous
    May 10, 2009

    Thank you for the quick answer.

    Yes this is what i was thinking, but it's not hapening.

    I even rebooted the server, stopped and re-started coldfusion, nothing works. I see only one printer, " Microsoft XPS Document Writer " in the system information in CF administartor.

    Michael Borbor
    Michael Borbor
    Inspiring
    May 10, 2009

    You're welcome. Did you install the printer in the same account that CF is running? Which CF version do you have installed?

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