Public bug reported:

To print over a network, I have to provide my credentials that differ
from those on my local workstation. This works, if as long as I hard
code the credentials into /etc/cups/printers.conf with "DeviceURI
smb://user:passowrd@printerurl". This is inconvenient, because I have to
change the password regularly and do not want to update the
printers.conf file every time. Cups should ask for the credentials when
the line "AuthInfoRequired username,password" is added to the printer
configuration, but this does not work for me. It were even better if
cups had a smart password save option, that tries first the old password
and prompts for a new one, whenever the old one does not work anymore.
This is a bug which annoys me since years, but never reported, because
there is the workaround.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: cups 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-37.41-generic 4.10.17
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-37-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Wed Oct 25 15:02:10 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-11-05 (720 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20150805)
Lpstat:
 device for Lexmark_Lexmark_E232: usb://Lexmark/E232?serial=722DG57
 device for printer: smb://scomp5170/WURprinter_PS_Color
 device for Ricoh-MP-C5503: smb://scomp5170/WURprinter_PS_Color
 device for SCX-470x-Series: 
usb://Samsung/SCX-470x%20Series?serial=Z79JBADC200505H&interface=1
MachineType: Notebook W230SS
Papersize: a4
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-37-generic 
root=UUID=2329e937-a4e4-4efc-a999-c0fa7d44c92b ro uveau.modeset=0 
acpi_enforce_resources=lax nosplash uveau.modeset=0 acpi_enforce_resources=lax 
acpi_enforce_resources=lax
SourcePackage: cups
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 04/15/2014
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 4.6.5
dmi.board.asset.tag: Tag 12345
dmi.board.name: W230SS
dmi.board.vendor: Notebook
dmi.board.version: Not Applicable
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 9
dmi.chassis.vendor: Notebook
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: 
dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr4.6.5:bd04/15/2014:svnNotebook:pnW230SS:pvrNotApplicable:rvnNotebook:rnW230SS:rvrNotApplicable:cvnNotebook:ct9:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: W230SS
dmi.product.version: Not Applicable
dmi.sys.vendor: Notebook

** Affects: cups (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug third-party-packages xenial

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Title:
  Cups never prompts for username and password

Status in cups package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  To print over a network, I have to provide my credentials that differ
  from those on my local workstation. This works, if as long as I hard
  code the credentials into /etc/cups/printers.conf with "DeviceURI
  smb://user:passowrd@printerurl". This is inconvenient, because I have
  to change the password regularly and do not want to update the
  printers.conf file every time. Cups should ask for the credentials
  when the line "AuthInfoRequired username,password" is added to the
  printer configuration, but this does not work for me. It were even
  better if cups had a smart password save option, that tries first the
  old password and prompts for a new one, whenever the old one does not
  work anymore. This is a bug which annoys me since years, but never
  reported, because there is the workaround.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: cups 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-37.41-generic 4.10.17
  Uname: Linux 4.10.0-37-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: GNOME
  Date: Wed Oct 25 15:02:10 2017
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-11-05 (720 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20150805)
  Lpstat:
   device for Lexmark_Lexmark_E232: usb://Lexmark/E232?serial=722DG57
   device for printer: smb://scomp5170/WURprinter_PS_Color
   device for Ricoh-MP-C5503: smb://scomp5170/WURprinter_PS_Color
   device for SCX-470x-Series: 
usb://Samsung/SCX-470x%20Series?serial=Z79JBADC200505H&interface=1
  MachineType: Notebook W230SS
  Papersize: a4
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-37-generic 
root=UUID=2329e937-a4e4-4efc-a999-c0fa7d44c92b ro uveau.modeset=0 
acpi_enforce_resources=lax nosplash uveau.modeset=0 acpi_enforce_resources=lax 
acpi_enforce_resources=lax
  SourcePackage: cups
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 04/15/2014
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: 4.6.5
  dmi.board.asset.tag: Tag 12345
  dmi.board.name: W230SS
  dmi.board.vendor: Notebook
  dmi.board.version: Not Applicable
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
  dmi.chassis.type: 9
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Notebook
  dmi.chassis.version: N/A
  dmi.modalias: 
dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr4.6.5:bd04/15/2014:svnNotebook:pnW230SS:pvrNotApplicable:rvnNotebook:rnW230SS:rvrNotApplicable:cvnNotebook:ct9:cvrN/A:
  dmi.product.name: W230SS
  dmi.product.version: Not Applicable
  dmi.sys.vendor: Notebook

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