I have the same behaviour: libusb couldn't open USB device /dev/bus/usb/005/002: Permission denied. libusb requires write access to USB device nodes.
Using sudo with fprint_demo solves the permission issues. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/642745 Title: fprint can't access fingerprint reader -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs