Re: Cannot access my scanner as normal user

From: Enno (a9107110@unet.univie.ac.at)
Date: Sun Dec 10 2000 - 14:29:50 PST

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Raphael Mack wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have a Mustek 6000P scanner and can scan when I am root. If i try to
> scan as normal user scanimage doesn't find any device. I also tried to
> use the net-backend, but this ends in an seg fault.
> What is wrong here? Do I have to set any accessrights?

Have You chgrped /dev/sg* whatever device your scanner is connected to
to a group Your user belongs to or chowned it to that user?
(my:
crw------- this_is_me root /dev/sg0
or
crw-rw---- this_is_my_group root /dev/sg0 )

C ya, enno.

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