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Re: sane access for non-root user



Richard Lyons wrote:
> I've just spent over an hour googling in vain.  And I am sure I should
> know the answer to this...
> 
> New sid install (on a not-new Dell Inspiron 8200 FWIW).  Installed xsane
> and can only access it as root.  Added myself to scanner group, but
> still xsane finds 'no devices available' as ordinary user.  Can someone
> remind me or point me at the relevant instructions.  
> 
> uname -r says 2.6.12-1-386. udevd is running -- I suppose that is
> obvious as the scanner works for root.  What else is important?
> 
> TIA
> 

Check the BTS before posting rather than googling.

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=339669



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