Why is my password required for printing?
Hi everyone,
I just got a brand new Mac Pro and I’m a bit puzzled about some of the security loops it makes me jump through. I didn’t mess much with the security settings, besides having to fix some permissions to share files with my MacBook, so I feel I’m unlikely to have caused this behavior.
I was thus surprised (and annoyed) when I attempted to print and was asked each time to enter my password. The printer is connected to a Windows XP machine on a home network. I regularly use this printer with my MacBook and never have to enter any password. I must admit that there’s a chance I may have been asked for my password the first time I printed, and decided to store it in my keychain, and this could explain why I’m never asked for it. I just don’t remember.
Nevertheless, my question is whether it is standard for a new Mac Pro to ask me for my password when printing on such a setup. Is the only remedy to this to include the password in the keychain?
By the way, storing passwords for printers, web sites, etc., in a keychain is pretty unsafe unless access to my computer is password-protected, right?
Comments and suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
I just got a brand new Mac Pro and I’m a bit puzzled about some of the security loops it makes me jump through. I didn’t mess much with the security settings, besides having to fix some permissions to share files with my MacBook, so I feel I’m unlikely to have caused this behavior.
I was thus surprised (and annoyed) when I attempted to print and was asked each time to enter my password. The printer is connected to a Windows XP machine on a home network. I regularly use this printer with my MacBook and never have to enter any password. I must admit that there’s a chance I may have been asked for my password the first time I printed, and decided to store it in my keychain, and this could explain why I’m never asked for it. I just don’t remember.
Nevertheless, my question is whether it is standard for a new Mac Pro to ask me for my password when printing on such a setup. Is the only remedy to this to include the password in the keychain?
By the way, storing passwords for printers, web sites, etc., in a keychain is pretty unsafe unless access to my computer is password-protected, right?
Comments and suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
