How can I make my scanner permissions permanent?

[Tommy Trussell]

On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 10:02 AM, Richard Mancusi <vrman49 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 09:22, Tommy Trussell <tommy.trussell at gmail.com> wrote:
> <snip>
>>
>> Part of the installation instructions say to update the udev rule for
>> libusb so one can use the scanner as an "ordinary" user:
>>
>>> Ubuntu 9.041.
>>> Open "/lib/udev/rules.d/50-udev-default.rules" file.
>>> 2. Edit "0664" to "0666" in "libusb device nodes" section.
>>> ...
>>> 3. Restart the OS
>>
>> UNFORTUNATELY, this change gets overwritten sometimes (udev or
>> initramfs updates?), as the file itself warns in the top two
>> lines.What is the BETTER way to make the scanner available in a way
>> that doesn't get blown away sometimes?
>>
>> Is there a file I can add to the udev rules to specifically identify
>> this device as a scanner, and add me to a "scanner" group? Or does
>> udev not do that?
>
> Try:
> 1. System/Administration/Users and Groups
> 2. Select your account (requires your password to unlock)
> 3. User Privileges tab
> 4. Put a check in everything you want privilege to (scanner is there)
>
> -rich

There is no scanner option, either as a User Privilege or as a Group.
I am beginning to suspect this is a failing of the Brother scanner
driver package, but maybe it is also something that has changed in
9.04 Jaunty. (Does the scanner privilege only show up after you have
had a scanner connected?)

I was hoping someone with some knowledge of udev could help me figure
out what lines would be missing from the Brother installation....
assuming that's the problem. In the meantime, I can continue following
their installation instructions, knowing it will occasionally get
blown away by particular software updates.