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On Thu 20 Jun 2013 at 12:59:37 +0100, Sam Morris wrote: > Package: cups > Version: 1.6.2-9 > Severity: wishlist > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Some programs (such as Libreoffice) do not provide a way to specify a > username and password when printing to a printer that has > "AuthInfoRequired username,password" in its printers.conf entry. > > A job created by such a program will sit in the queue until an > administrator removes it. > > I'd like a way for the administrator to specify authentication values > for such a job that has been created without them. Something like: > > # lpmodify -o username=foo,password 7 > Enter value for 'password': ******* > > Here the given value was used for username, and since no password was > specified it was prompted so that it is not visible in the process's > command line arguments, nor is it recorded in the user's shell history. Hello Sam, Michael Sweet presented some ideas. If the first one suits your situation, I would suggest closing this rather old report. If the second idea (involving lp and -i) is to be pursued, I would suggest you submit an issue at https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/issues Regards, Brian.
