[sane-devel] local user using scanner

Terry D. Boldt fastsnip-frnds1@yahoo.com
Fri, 13 May 2005 15:02:25 -0400


On Friday 13 May 2005 12:49 pm, Tim Waugh wrote:
> On Thu, May 12, 2005 at 04:51:38PM -0400, Terry D. Boldt wrote:
> > Just installed Fedora Core 3 (had been using RH8 Linux Kernal 2.4.20).
> >
> > Am having trouble getting permission for the local user (non-root) to use
> > the scanners.  I can run xsane (and vuescan) as root and the scanners are
> > found and used no problem. But cannot do the same as a non-root user.
>
> Have you installed all the updates?

The problem is getting the "/proc/bus/usb/0001/003" file set to "rw" by all 
users not just root. I can do so after boot, but would like it done 
automatically at boot.

Thanks,
Terry

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> Tim.
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