Several options are available to help administrators manage user access to the Novell® Printer Manager. Depending on the particular environment you are working in, you may want to allow clients full access to the Printer Manager, or you may not want them to have any access at all.
The available options are described in the following sections.
During installation, the executable files for the Novell Printer Manager are placed in the sys:public directory (nwpm16.exe for Windows* 3.x) and sys:public\win32 (nwpm32.exe for Windows 95* and Windows NT*), so by default all users have access to them. If you do not want your users to manage their own printers through the Novell Printer Manager, the easiest way to prevent them from doing so is to move these files to a different folder and restrict rights to that folder.
Application LauncherTM, a component of Z.E.N.worksTM, lets you work with applications as objects in the NDSTM tree. This lets you distribute applications such as the Novell Printer Manager to users' Windows 3.x, 95, or NT workstations.
Using the Application object's numerous property pages, you can centrally manage a wide variety of application settings. For example, you can set up applications so they force run; install only; grant file rights; run according to a specified schedule; update Registry, .ini, configuration or application files; change icons and shortcuts; or terminate themselves. Not only can Application Launcher update secure Windows NT servers and workstations, it is also compatible with Windows roaming profiles so that users see the same distributed applications no matter where they log in. You can set up folders in which to store applications on the workstation. By associating Application objects with a user or container, you can control which users get applications. You can also put applications in the Application Launcher Window or in various parts of the Explorer, including the Start Menu, System Tray, and Desktop. Application Launcher is easy to use and set up, yet gives nearly complete control of distributed applications.
The following sections describe other important workstation management features of NDPS.