Patent ID: 7574455
Filing Date: 2009-08-11
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: identifying multiple printer objects in a directory, wherein: the directory is maintained at a server of a forest having multiple non-contiguous trees in a computer network comprising a plurality of servers, wherein each of the non-contiguous trees defines a domain such that a user in the domain needs only log in at one node in order to have access to the domain; and each of the printer objects corresponds to a distinguished name that references a logical printer in the computer network; selecting from the multiple printer objects, a first identified printer object; determining if the first identified printer object is delete-able based on a specifiable policy, wherein the specifiable policy does not allow deletion of the first identified printer object if the first identified printer object is in another forest to which a domain controller hosting an active directory; and in an event that the first identified printer object is delete-able: in an event that the logical printer referenced by the first identified printer object is not accessible: