Fix Middle school laptop printer when it asks for authentication.
Login as the local Administrator.
Copy the Setup Scripts from \\Techbld\bld_tech\Apps\Macintosh\Utilities\Scripts to the desktop.
You can also use the attached zip files. If you use the zip files attached, double clcik on the zip once you copy to the desktop. Thjis will mount a FOLDER on the desk top. Use the FOLDER not the ZIP FILE.
Open Terminal and type the following:
cd (drag the scripts folder from the desktop to this window)
sudo bash printerfix and press enter.
You will see a warning message, type in the admin password.
It will ask you for the student login name. Enter the name and press enter.
It will then ask you for the users password. Enter the password and press enter.
It will run through some stuff and then say completed.
MAKE SURE YOU DELETE THE SCRIPTS FOLDER FROM THE DESKTOP AND EMPTY THE TRASH.
The following is a copy of what it looks like.
Please enter the login of the user who will use this computer.
14samirb
Please enter the password of this user's account.
Abcde14
Setting Printers...
Backing up old configurations...
mkdir: /etc/cups/ppd/oldppd: File exists
Creating new printers.conf file...
Extracting new PPD files...
Archive: ./ppd.zip
inflating: /etc/cups/ppd/BLD_Bookstore.ppd
inflating: /etc/cups/ppd/BLD_Lib.ppd
inflating: /etc/cups/ppd/BLD_Rm04.ppd
inflating: /etc/cups/ppd/BLD_Rm06.ppd
inflating: /etc/cups/ppd/BLD_Rm07.ppd
inflating: /etc/cups/ppd/BLD_Rm09.ppd
inflating: /etc/cups/ppd/BLD_Rm15.ppd
inflating: /etc/cups/ppd/BLD_Rm16.ppd
inflating: /etc/cups/ppd/BLD_Rm17.ppd
inflating: /etc/cups/ppd/BLD_Rm22.ppd
inflating: /etc/cups/ppd/BLD_Rm25.ppd
inflating: /etc/cups/ppd/BLD_Rm28.ppd
inflating: /etc/cups/ppd/BLD_Rm29.ppd
inflating: /etc/cups/ppd/BLD_Rm30.ppd
inflating: /etc/cups/ppd/BLD_Rm34.ppd
inflating: /etc/cups/ppd/BLD_Rm36.ppd
inflating: /etc/cups/ppd/BLD_Rm39.ppd
inflating: /etc/cups/ppd/BLD_Rm47.ppd
inflating: /etc/cups/ppd/BLD_Rm50.ppd
inflating: /etc/cups/ppd/BLD_TchrRoom_P.ppd
Printer setup has been completed.
Fix Middle school laptop printer when it asks for authenication.
Modified on: Wed, Feb 14, 2018 10:46 AM
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