[dapper] can't access usb scanner as normal user???

[Joe(theWordy)Philbrook]

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It would appear that on Wed, Dec 20 2006, claydoh did say:

> I don't think the System Settings module is causing any problems in
> regards to your scanner.  
> A possibility is there is a problem with the udev rules that assign
> permissions to plug and play devices, possibly caused during your
> upgrade.  Look in /etc/udev/rules.d for a file called 45-libsane.rules,
> and see if your scanner is listed in there.
> 
> Mine shows these lines, around line 559:
> # Memorex MEM 48U
> SYSFS{idVendor}=="05d8", SYSFS{idProduct}=="4005", MODE="664", GROUP="scanner"
> 
> But on my Dapper running in vmware, your scanner is not listed there at
> all, not even under a different name. You can try adding the lines above
> to that file and try unplugging the scanner and plugging it back in. You
> also may need to restart udev:
> sudo /etc/init.d/udev restart
> 
> I sure hope this fixes it as I am at a loss after this

Thankyou! that was the problem... And I didn't even need to restart udev.



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