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The AI fixed my printer and left a script to renew its certificate

His HP Color LaserJet Pro M252dw from around 2016 refused to print because its certificate had expired, and searching Google did not help. The AI talked him through the fix, then wrote a script that made a locally signed certificate, uploaded it through the printer's web page, and saved the script in his personal knowledge base, all in about 15 to 20 minutes.

How it works

  1. Opens an AI session
  2. Gets the steps to renew the certificate
  3. Asks if it can be automated instead
  4. The AI writes a script using curl
  5. The script creates a locally signed certificate and uploads it through the printer's web page
  6. Script saved locally and in his knowledge base

Why it’s worth knowing

The printer was blocked by an expired certificate most people would never find. The AI renewed it with a locally signed certificate and left a script so the same fix can run again.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on bsky.app. See the original ↗

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