Printer Not Displayed in Active Directory Users and Computers Snap-in

• Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

SYMPTOMS

When you publish a printer in Active Directory, the printer may not be displayed in the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in in Microsoft Management Console (MMC).

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in is not set to view users, groups, and computers as containers.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue:

1. Start the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in.



2. On the View menu, click Users, Groups, and Computers as containers.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about publishing a printer in Active Directory, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q234619 Publishing a Printer in Windows 2000 Active Directory

Additional query words: list

Keywords : kbenv kbprint kbtool
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb