Re: [SLUG] Mandrake non-usb scanner permissions woes
the scanner will be in /dev however by the interface the device is connected across. if it's on a parallel port it'll be /dev/lp0 or ./lp1 etc. you can create a scanner group, modify permissions/group on the device, and add the users you want to the group and you should be able to scan ok. regards, brett On Tuesday 16 November 2004 09:30, William Chivers wrote: > Hello all, > > I hope that this email is the appropriate way to add a question to the > discussion. If not, apologies for the unsolicited email. > > Has anyone managed to get a parallel port scanner (CanoScan N 340P) > working with Mandrake 10.0? I used the Mandrake configuration tool to > setup the scanner - it had the scanner model in its list - and according > to the setup tool all went well. However, noone but the root user can > use the scanner - no other user has the appropriate permissions. The > scanner works well for the root user, by the way. > > Searching for this problem in Slug and elsewhere locates plenty of > information about this problem and USB scanners, but nothing for > parallel scanners. > > Should I locate the offending file and change its permissions? If so, > what is the file? Searching file:/ for "scanner" did not find anything > relevant. There is no scanner entry in /dev. Or should I somehow add > users to the scaner group or vice-versa? > > I had this problem with Mandrake 9.1 and 9.2 and just ran the scanner as > root, thinking that Mandrake might eventually sort this out... > > Thanks, > Bill Chivers > > - > William J. Chivers > Lecturer in Information Technology > School of DCIT > Faculty of Science and Information Technology > University of Newcastle---Ourimbah Campus > PO Box 127, Ourimbah, NSW 2259 > Australia > > phone: +61 2 4349 4473 > fax: +61 2 4349 4565 > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - -- Brett Fenton NetRegistry Pty Ltd ___ http://www.netregistry.com.au/ Tel: +61 2 96996099 | Fax: +61 2 96996088 PO Box 270 Broadway | NSW 2007, Australia Your Total Internet Business Services Provider Trusted by 10,000s of Oz Businesses Since 1997 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Mandrake non-usb scanner permissions woes
On Tue, Nov 16, 2004 at 09:30:46AM +1100, William Chivers wrote: > Searching for this problem in Slug and elsewhere locates plenty of > information about this problem and USB scanners, but nothing for > parallel scanners. IIRC there's also some library thing that does this and doesn't need a specific /dev entry at all. Someone else will probably know more about it than I do though. > Should I locate the offending file and change its permissions? If so, > what is the file? Searching file:/ for "scanner" did not find anything > relevant. There is no scanner entry in /dev. Or should I somehow add > users to the scaner group or vice-versa? I suspect the answer is to alter the pam_console config to change these permissions for you when you login. Take a look at /etc/security/console.perms. The format is relatively clear. I couldn't tell you what the name of the device is though; I've never used a parallel port scanner. > > I had this problem with Mandrake 9.1 and 9.2 and just ran the scanner as > root, thinking that Mandrake might eventually sort this out... I suspect it's a pretty uncommon configuration these days; it probably doesn't get much testing. It might be worth your while to file a bug about it. HTH, James. -- "Now, there are no problems only opportunities. However, this seemed to be an insurmountable opportunity." - http://www.surfare.net/~toolman/temp/diagram.html -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Mandrake non-usb scanner permissions woes
Hello all, I hope that this email is the appropriate way to add a question to the discussion. If not, apologies for the unsolicited email. Has anyone managed to get a parallel port scanner (CanoScan N 340P) working with Mandrake 10.0? I used the Mandrake configuration tool to setup the scanner - it had the scanner model in its list - and according to the setup tool all went well. However, noone but the root user can use the scanner - no other user has the appropriate permissions. The scanner works well for the root user, by the way. Searching for this problem in Slug and elsewhere locates plenty of information about this problem and USB scanners, but nothing for parallel scanners. Should I locate the offending file and change its permissions? If so, what is the file? Searching file:/ for "scanner" did not find anything relevant. There is no scanner entry in /dev. Or should I somehow add users to the scaner group or vice-versa? I had this problem with Mandrake 9.1 and 9.2 and just ran the scanner as root, thinking that Mandrake might eventually sort this out... Thanks, Bill Chivers - William J. Chivers Lecturer in Information Technology School of DCIT Faculty of Science and Information Technology University of Newcastle---Ourimbah Campus PO Box 127, Ourimbah, NSW 2259 Australia phone: +61 2 4349 4473 fax: +61 2 4349 4565 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
