Printer Not Displayed in Active Directory Users and Computers Snap-in

When you publish a printer in Active Directory, the printer may not be displayed in the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in in Microsoft Management Console (MMC).

This behavior can occur if the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in is not set to view users, groups, and computers as containers.

To resolve this issue:

1. Start the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in.
2. On the View menu, click Users, Groups, and Computers as containers.

This behavior is by design.

For additional information about publishing a printer in Active Directory, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: