Printer auditing tab missing

Question

I have three Windows 7 computers in a workgroup that need to have all print jobs audited.  All documents I've found on the web say to go to printer properties-advanced to find the Auditing tab.  That tab does not appear there. 
A Technet document (cc976774.aspx) says that the Audit Object Access option in Group Policy must be set.  I've set for both Success and Failure, but that doesn't make the tab appear either.
I'm using an administrative account to log in.  That account does show as having Manage this printer and Manage documents permissions.
Not sure where to go from here.  Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Hi,
First, please make sure the auditing is enabled:
Double Click on My Computer, then double click Printers
Right click on the desired printer and select Properties
Click on the Security Tab
Select Auditing and click the Add button, you will be prompted with an Add Users and    Groups dialog box
Select the Users/Groups who you want to Audit for the Printer and click Add
Once finished click the OK button and in the Printer Auditing main dialog select the events to Audit, i.e. Print, Delete.
Print events will now be sent to the Security log which can be read from the Event Viewer (Start - Programs - Administrative Tools).
Then, please force to update the GP by running the command:
gpupdate /force
For more information, you may refer to:
Auditing Printing Events
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc976774.aspx
Based on my experience, if the tab is not visible, this means you do not have administrator permissions (Manage Printers, Manage Documents) for the server and you cannot continue.
At the bottom of this page:
For this procedure to work, the Audit Object Access option in Group Policy must be set to audit successful attempts, failed attempts, or both. To access this option, click Computer Configuration , Windows Settings , Security Settings , Local Policies , and
then click Audit Policy .
Hope it helps.
Regards,
Blair Deng
Blair Deng
TechNet Community Support