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Is there any way to print a pdf file when this file isn’t printable?i want to change security and properties of this file and print it . now when I try to print , this message appeard “sorry you are not authorized to print this file”
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If you have the password, you can open the file in Adobe Acrobat (not the reader, but the Full version). Then change the pdf file's settings to allow printing.

Without the password, you are out of luck...unless you try to crack the password that you or someone else may have forgot etc. (look for pdf password recovery on Google, but if the password is big, there may be no chance of recovering it...).
In Adobe Acrobat 5.0 (should be same in v6.0 as well):
File --> Document Security --> Change Settings
Then enter password
Then you can change the properties to allow printing
http://www.verypdf.com/pwdremover/remove-pdf-protection.htm     Remove PDF Protection Software - program to decrypt protected Adobe Acrobat PDF files
http://www.pdf-to-html-word.com/pdf-password-remover/     PDF Password Remover -Instantly decrypt protected Adobe Acrobat PDF files !
http://www.pcsoftland.com/utilities/pdf/PDF-Password-Remover.htm     PDF Password Remover free download at PCSoftLand
http://www.topshareware.com/Advanced-PDF-Password-Recovery-download-2462.htm     Advanced PDF Password Recovery Download. Decrypts protected Adobe Acrobat PDF files.

And on the other side of the coin...
http://www.pdfstore.com/details.asp?ProdID=796     PDF Store - LockLizard Safeguard - Complete PDF Document Security with Digital Rights Management. Protect your PDF documents
Advanced search on EE (make sure to search "Everything" not the Title):  pdf tools print protected
Brings up this: https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/21173676/Unlock-PDF-File.html "Unlock PDF File"
& a LOT of other links.
Also Google, and Google Groups (groups.google.com), brings up a LOT of info.
One google group hints that ghostscript (http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/) -- which is free -- may print a protected pdf, but I haven't tried it myself.
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Few years ago I tested an app that took a pdf file & converted it to a series of images that you could print off. Can't recall the name...But if you can un-protect a PDF, that's better than working with huge images.
Honestly, I don't think so.