Jannos-443 / PRTG-PrintJobs-Age

PRTG PrintJob/PrintQueue Monitoring

PRTG-PrintJobs

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Monitors pending PrintJobs and PrintJobs Age Sensor message shows PrinterQueue and Job Owner.

HOW TO

1. Place PRTG-PrintJobs.ps1 under C:\Program Files (x86)\PRTG Network Monitor\Custom Sensors\EXEXML

2. Create new Sensor

   Settings	Value
   EXE/Script Advanced	PRTG-PrintJobs.ps1
   Parameters	-ComputerName %host
   Security Context	Use Windows credentials of parent device" or use "-Username" and "-Password"

3. Set the "$IncludeName", "$ExcludeName", "IncludeUser" or "ExcludeUser" parameter to Exclude PrinterQueues

Usage

-Computername "%host" -ExcludeName '^(TestPrinter.*)$'

Excludes all PrintJobs from printers beginning with TestPrinter

-Computername "%host" -IncludeName '^(TestPrinter.*)$'

Only includes PrintJobs from printers beginning with TestPrinter

-Computername "%host" -ExcludeUser '^(TestUser)$'

Excludes all PrintJobs from the user TestUser

-Computername "%host" -Username "%linuxUser" -Password "%linuxpassword"

use Username and Password instead of "Windows Credentials" (not recommended)

Examples

Non Domain or IP

If you connect to Computers by IP or to not Domain Clients please read Microsoft Docs

you maybe have to add the target to the TrustedHosts on the PRTG Probe and use explicit credentials.

example (replace all currenty entries):

Set-Item -Path WSMan:\localhost\Client\TrustedHosts -Value "ServerIP1,ServerIP2,ServerHostname1"

example want to and and not replace the list:

$curValue = (Get-Item wsman:\localhost\Client\TrustedHosts).value
Set-Item WSMan:\localhost\Client\TrustedHosts -Value "$curValue,NewServer3.test.com"

exmaple PRTG parameter with explicit credentials:

-ComputerName "%host" -Username "%windowsuser" -Password "%windowspassword"

Includes/Excludes

You can use the variables to exclude/include PrintJobs The variables take a regular expression as input to provide maximum flexibility.

For more information about regular expressions in PowerShell, visit Microsoft Docs.

".+" is one or more charakters ".*" is zero or more charakters