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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