dsccommunity / dsccommunity/ComputerManagementDsc
DSC_PrintManagement: New resource proposal
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- Dominant language
- PowerShell
- Stars
- 338
- Forks
- 80
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Description
Description
The DSC_PrintManagement resource would manage printer drivers, shared printer creation and mapping, and local printer installation. This resource would initially replace the printer deployment management functionality provided by Group Policy.
Proposed properties
Shared Printer Name(s) (Array)
Special considerations or limitations
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by reviewing the repository's existing DSC resources and the printer deployment functionality this proposal would replace, then define the resource scope and properties for printer drivers, shared printer creation and mapping, and local printer installation. Done means the proposed resource supports the agreed printer-management behavior.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- powershell
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100