auto-migrate printers from 1 print server to another ?

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I have 3 Windows 2000 domain controllers:

1.) print server / dns server
2.) file server / dns server
3.) dhcp server


unfortunately my print server crashed (hardware error). I was able to
rebuild all printers on the file server, and instructed users to delete
current printers, and add new printers from new print server.

After repairing the original print server, and everything is running
back to normal, is there a way or script I can use to change the user's
printers ?:

from \\newserver\printer1 to: \\oldserver\printer1

the share names are identical on both servers.

thanks

Jeff
 
Re: auto-migrate printers from 1 print server to another ?


Hi Jeff,

Certainly can, a little bit of VbScript will do see attached, fill in the
variables and rename to .vbs.

It should work if you just change the server names at the top. If it doesn't
do what you expect remove the "On Error Resume Next" line, that suppresses
errors which won't help if it's not working.

HTH

--
Chris Dent
MVP Directory Services


"Jeff" <jeff@example.net> wrote in message
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>I have 3 Windows 2000 domain controllers:
>
> 1.) print server / dns server
> 2.) file server / dns server
> 3.) dhcp server
>
>
> unfortunately my print server crashed (hardware error). I was able to
> rebuild all printers on the file server, and instructed users to delete
> current printers, and add new printers from new print server.
>
> After repairing the original print server, and everything is running
> back to normal, is there a way or script I can use to change the user's
> printers ?:
>
> from \\newserver\printer1 to: \\oldserver\printer1
>
> the share names are identical on both servers.
>
> thanks
>
> Jeff
 
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