Save print server authentication credentials
At my work, I print through a print server.
My /etc/cups.d/client.conf file is:
ServerName the.appropriate.server.location
With this configuration I have to log in with a username and a password every time I have to print (and even twice each time, the first time to get the printer settings, and the second time to effectively print).
I precise that I am usually printing via Evince (since I print PDF files and Evince is my favorite PDF viewer).
- How can I avoid logging in twice?
- Is it possible not to have to log in, even once, at each printing?
To get rid of the "Authentication Required to Print" dialog this is done by directly editing the file, /etc/cups/printers.conf as follows:
- Open a terminal window:
- Stop the cups server:
sudo service cups stop - Edit the printers.conf file.
sudo gedit /etc/cups/printers.conf
Near the top of file /etc/cups/printers.conf is a line:
AuthInfoRequired username,password
Insert a "#" char in the first column (or, just delete the line):
#AuthInfoRequired username,password
- Save edited file
- Restart cups server:
sudo service cups start
This should fix the problem.
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