Print Operators Password required message.

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Print Operators Password required message.

I have a Canon MX870 series 3 printer that I have had nothing but problems with when connected to my MAC Desktop.

Currently it is telling me I need to enter a name and password of a user in the, "Print Operator" group. I have not had to enter an name or password ever before and this is happening all of the sudden. Can somoene help out as to where I would get this information and if it is something I would have entered before and just didn't know it ?

iMac, iOS 6.1.2

Posted on Mar 13, 2013 12:44 PM

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Mar 20, 2013 3:50 PM in response to Joshv

To add a non administrative user to the Print Operators group, you need to enter the following command into a Terminal window

sudo dseditgroup -o edit -u ADMINISTRATOR -p -a USER -t user _lpadmin

You will need to replace ADMINISTRATOR with the shortname of an admin account & you will need to replace USER with the shortname of the account you wish to add to the print operators group

when you hit enter then you will be prompted for your admin password, so enter that, but you will then be prompted “Please enter user password”, enter the password associated with the admin account mentioned in the command

To check if the user has been added to the Print Operators group then enter the following into a Terminal window

dscl . -read /Groups/_lpadmin GroupMembership

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