-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 andy wrote: > Mathias Brodala wrote: >> Hi Andy. >> >> andy, 10.05.2007 18:46: >> >>> I have received a multipage pdf document that has been locked so it >>> cannot be printed. I would like to be able to print this document so >>> that I can read it "on the road". Any ideas for by-passing the lock? >>> >> >> You might want to try "pdftk". From the manpage: >> >> >>> Same as above, except printing is allowed (once the PDF is open) >>> pdftk 1.pdf output 1.128.pdf owner_pw foo user_pw baz allow >>> printing >>> >> >> >> Regards, Mathias >> >> > Mathias - great call thanks! I actually just decrypted the file like so: > > > pdftk the_document01.pdf input_pw <usrpasswd> output the_document02.pdf > > pdftk is a nice little "Swiss army knife" program!! Thanks for the help :)
Just for the record... How did you try to print the file in the first place? From which application? I have toyed a little with encryption via pdftk [1] and found out that with pdftk my.pdf output crypt.pdf owner_pw bla user_pw blooh acroread cannot print the pdf, but kpdf just ignores the print-lock. It would be interesting to know if the same applies to pdfs encrypted from other sources. Johannes [1] I use encrypted pdfs for secure communication with friends who can't use encrypted e-mail at work. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGRF0IC1NzPRl9qEURArr0AJ9VbJ4zMLOMgI4tg+oMyj/CRj5FSgCfSBzd Qfkytx4VQwmd1WDMmHbSr9Q= =qn20 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
