INSTALLING AN LPR PORT

4. Click OK.

How to Take Ownership of a Printer

There might be times when the owner of a printer can no longer manage that printer

and you need to take ownership. Taking ownership of a printer enables you to change

administrative responsibility for it. By default, the user who installed the printer owns

it. If that user can no longer administer the printer, you should take ownership of it—

for example, if the current owner leaves the company.

This section describes which users can take ownership of a printer and then explains

how to do it.

Users Who Can Take Ownership of a Printer

The following users can take ownership of a printer:

A user or a member of a group who has the Manage Printers permission for the

printer.

Members of the Administrators and Power Users groups. By default, these groups

have the Manage Printers permission, which allows them to take ownership.

To Take Ownership of a Printer

To take ownership of a printer, complete the following steps: