On Sat, 29 May 2004 11:04:17 -0600 "Peter L. Hurd" <phurd@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I'm still trying to get my usb scanner to work for non-root users. > > I've found the device file with the 0644 permissions that is causing > the problem at /proc/bus/usb/001/002. I can chmod that file a+rw and > mortal user scanning works, but that needs to be re-chmodded each time > I reboot. I suppose I could add a line to rc.local, but that would be > tacky, and I suppose may fail when other usb devices move around. > > The solution sounds like either one of: > > 1) Make all usb devices have mode 0666. I added the line > none /proc/bus/usb usbfs defaults,devmode=0666 0 0 > to fstab. But it doesn't work! The scanner still comes up 0644. > Why? > > 2) muck around with hotplug. I honestly don't intend on hotplugging > my scanner and the last time I mucked around with hotplug was to get > my Axim to hotplug/synce/multisync and the whole thing just left me > with a rash... I want option 1, > > Any ideas why option 1 doesn't work. Has anyone actually gotten > option 2 to work (please don't say "I havn't but it ought to"). This actually sounds like a pam configuration issue to me. Check your /etc/security/console.perms file for a line like this: <scanner>=/dev/scanner* /dev/usb/scanner* And this: <console> 0644 <scanner> 0644 root.users Then pam won't change the scanner device permissions when you log in or out. Change "root.users" to whatever "owner.group" you wish these devices to be assigned to. -- -John (john@xxxxxxxxxxx)
