Printer Names May Change When Administered Remotely

ID: Q117605

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1

SYMPTOMS

Some printer names are truncated when you administer them from a remote machine.

MORE INFORMATION

The problem arises if the name of the printer plus the name of the server (including pathname slashes; "\") exceeds the 32-character limit.

For example, if you name a printer ThisIsALongPrinterNameThatWillGe, which is exactly 32 characters, and configure it on a machine named SERVER, the printer name is changed to ThisIsALongPrinterNameT when you administer it remotely. That is because the full path is:


   \\server\ThisIsALongPrinterNameT

and the server and path information (\\server\) require that the printer name be truncated an equal amount (9 characters) to stay within the 32-character limit.

NOTE: This happens only if the user logged on has at least server operator priviledges.

The server name is added to any printer that is administered remotely and is then counted as part of the name. If this pushes the name beyond the 32-character maximum, Print Manager truncates the name to within limits.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.1. This problem was corrected in Windows NT Workstation or Server version 3.5.

Additional query words: prodnt printman

Keywords : kbprint ntprint NTSrvWkst
Version : 3.1
Platform : WINDOWS
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