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Allow Standard user to add printers and use them for printing in their Mac devices
- Updated on 13 Aug 2024
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The following Payload helps IT Admins to allow Standard user to add printers and use them for printing in their Mac devices. Users will not be asked Admin credentials to add printers on their machines.
Copy the contents directly from below and add it in Custom Settings in the Device Profile or click here to download the file and import it in the Device Profile.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> <plist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>PayloadContent</key> <array> <dict> <key>PayloadDisplayName</key> <string>Printing</string> <key>PayloadIdentifier</key> <string>com.apple.mcxprinting.84B90E0C-AD2E-402C-858F-1D1A5A10322F</string> <key>PayloadType</key> <string>com.apple.mcxprinting</string> <key>PayloadUUID</key> <string>84B90E0C-AD2E-402C-858F-1D1A5A10322F</string> <key>PayloadVersion</key> <integer>1</integer> <key>RequireAdminToAddPrinters</key> <false/> <key>RequireAdminToPrintLocally</key> <false/> </dict> </array> <key>PayloadDescription</key> <string>This payload allows standard users to add printers and print locally</string> <key>PayloadDisplayName</key> <string>Allow Printer Access for Standard Users</string> <key>PayloadIdentifier</key> <string>com.promobitech.scalefusion.1BC43AE3-17D7-44A5-97F6-2BB743576385</string> <key>PayloadOrganization</key> <string>Scalefusion</string> <key>PayloadType</key> <string>Configuration</string> <key>PayloadUUID</key> <string>1BC43AE3-17D7-44A5-97F6-2BB743576385</string> <key>PayloadVersion</key> <integer>1</integer> </dict> </plist>
In the payload, RequireAdminToAddPrinters: Is set to false, meaning standard (non-admin) users are allowed to add printers without requiring administrator privileges.
RequireAdminToPrintLocally: Is set to false, meaning standard users can print locally without needing administrator privileges.
<key>RequireAdminToAddPrinters</key> <false/> <key>RequireAdminToPrintLocally</key> <false/>
Follow our guide on how to add the Custom Payload in the Device Profile & deploy it to devices.
Note:
The Payload and its contents are sourced from various albeit authenticated Apple Developer communities and forums.
Please validate them on a test machine before deploying them on all your managed devices.
Scalefusion has tested these Payloads, however, Scalefusion will not be responsible for any loss of data or system malfunction that may arise due to the incorrect usage of these payloads.