Re: permissions problems when using libusb

[Michael Shuler <michael@pbandjelly.org>]

On 09/10/2007 05:39 PM, Britton Kerin wrote:
> I have a program that uses libusb and it only works from root.  When I
> try
> to run as a normal user I get errors like this:
> 
> avrdude: usb_open(): cannot read serial number "error sending control
> message: Operation not permitted"
> avrdude: usb_open(): cannot read product name "error sending control
> message: Operation not permitted"
> avrdude: usbdev_open(): error setting configuration 1: could not set
> config 1: Operation not permitted
> 
> I didn't see a usb group in /etc/group or anything like that.  Can
> anyone
> tell me the preferred way to let users run programs that use libusb?

/usr/share/doc/libusb-0.1-4/README.Debian has some mount options that
might be helpful in your situation.

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Kind Regards,
Michael Shuler