Re: Permanently remove iis printer mapping

[David LeBlanc <dleblanc () MINDSPRING COM>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bugtraq List [mailto:BUGTRAQ () SECURITYFOCUS COM]On Behalf Of
> railwayclubposse () HUSHMAIL COM

> How do you permanently remove the .printer mapping in IIS5?
> If you remove
> it with the MMC tool it comes back (and so does the virtual
> directory) upon
> reboot.

Turn off the spooler service, then remove the mapping. I have long
recommended turning off things you don't need on web servers. Almost any
internet-exposed web server doesn't need to be printing to or from just
about anything.

The functionality is put there so that you can manage your printer from a
browser - if you're really doing that, the only option is to apply the
patch.

BTW, when I tested this on my system at work, I removed the mapping, did not
disable spooler, rebooted and the mapping did not come back. I'm not sure
why this is. I know others had the same experience as the poster, so this
work-around does work.