macOS: PaperCut error at login

Owned by Nate Edwards
Last updated: Oct 23, 2024
1 min read

After a user logs in to a Mac, the PaperCut app (PCClient) might show a pop-up error after boot:

 

"Unable to connect to server: Unable to establish connection with the server: mymps.seattleu.edu":

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“Unable to establish secure connection to server: Network is unreachable (connect failed)”

 

In this case, the PaperCut app (PCClient) has launched before Wi-Fi has a chance to connect to the internet.

This error message is benign and it is okay to hit “OK”.

If the user needs to print, the user must launch the "PCClient" app from the Applications folder or Launchpad. The PaperCut 'P' icon will then appear in the top-right corner of the screen, which indicates that PaperCut is running and ready to accept print jobs.