How do, On Wed, 2006-09-27 at 16:39 -0500, Scott Berry wrote: > Okay how would this be done for usb? Does the "KERNEL SCANNER DRIVER TIPS" section at the following link help? http://techpubs.sgi.com/library/tpl/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?coll=linux&db=man&fname=/usr/share/catman/man5/sane-usb.5.html Note, there may be an issue where the user/group interferes with or eavesdrops on any other USB device which might be attached, such as USB keyboards, fingerprint reader or similar. More info at; http://www.gphoto.org/doc/manual/permissions-usb.html Maybe modify solution (b) at above link to suit your scanner? > chmod 666 /dev/usb > > It is an all-in-one a Hewlett Packard Office Jet 5500. > Scott taharka Lexington, Kentucky U.S.A.