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Mattia
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May 29, 2006, 04:58 AM
 
hello, I have a pdf file, but I cannot print it because it asks me a password that I don't have.
This file is regoular and is not illegal. Any ideas how to proceed?
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May 29, 2006, 05:15 AM
 
The author of the PDF apparently does not want viewers to be able to print the document or otherwise easily reproduce it. You may have more luck with Adobe Reader, but that's unlikely. If printing is prohibited I don't know of any way to circumvent that restriction.

"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground." TJ
     
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May 29, 2006, 05:52 AM
 
Install ghostscript. Go to the commandline and do a pdf2ps [document.pdf] ; ps2pdf [document.ps] [document_without_password.pdf].
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Mattia  (op)
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May 29, 2006, 07:31 AM
 
I found this:

1. Open the restricted PDF in ColorSync.
2. Choose File: Save as, and name it whatever you like.
3. Open the saved file in Adobe Reader or Preview and enjoy!
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