Fix the "Hold for Authentication" Error on Mac

Method 1: Retry in the print queue In the print queue of SLU Public Printing (the icon on your dock that looks like a printer), on the document showing the "Hold for Authentication" error, click the Retry button (the button that looks like a spiral, to the right of the X button). When prompted to enter your username and password, erase anything in the "Name" field, then enter your SLU Username and Password. (Your username is your email address without the "@stlawu.edu" portion. Press the Return key on your keyboard. The print job should now be sent successfully. If it disappears from the queue…

Printing on Campus with SLU Public Printing

Information On St. Lawrence's campus, there are public copiers that can be used to print documents for class. Each student gets a printing budget of $48 annually. Black and White pages cost 6 cents per page, color pages cost 30 cents per page. This service is called SLU Public Printing. IT recommends you install SLU Public Printing onto your computer so you can print natively with the "Print" options across different apps. However, there are alternative ways to print as well. Once you have printed to SLU Public Printing, simply hold up your ID card to the card reader at any public copier until…
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