Why are some toolbar icons unavailable and some options missing when I start the printer driver?
The printer driver has two levels of access: user mode and administrator mode. The unavailable and missing icons represent administrative options that regular users cannot access. This protects the print subsystem while still providing users their own print queue settings. If you need administrative permission, see your administrator.
What are user and system settings, and how do they work?
When you open the print driver as a normal user, and you change the settings of a particular queue, you are creating new settings for that queue. Those settings are stored in your home directory as your user settings. If a user logs in as an administrator and makes changes to a particular queue, those changes are for everyone. The only settings not affected are those user settings that were created before the administrator changed the system settings. The print driver always checks to see if you have user settings in place before following the system settings.
How do I make a normal user an administrator?
The system administrator adds the user to the administrative group.
For more information, see Adding or removing a user from the administrative group.