Rick Stevens wrote: > On Wed, 2007-02-28 at 13:32 -0600, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: >>> >> This is probably not going to work, because /dev/scanner* and >> /dev/usb/scanner* permissions are controlled by console.perms. So >> they will be set to mode 600 and owner root is no-one is logged in >> at the console, and to the console owner if there is. But if you are >> not getting the scanner symlink, then the problem is probably that >> it is not covered by rules in 60-libsane.rules > > You're right regarding SCSI vs. USB. I suspect a similar line in udev > might handle USB as well, but I've not tried it. Regardless, couldn't > one could change the /etc/security/console.perms.d/50-default.perms file > to use 666 permissions? All the he's really worried about is allowing > anyone to use the scanner, not who owns it. > It should already be setting it to let the user logged into the console scan. But you could change the setting for <scanner> in 50-default.perms. You would want to change both permissions, so that it would work even if no-one is logged into the console. The rules for USB scanners are in 60-libsane.rules along with most of the other scanner rules. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
