On my computer, gphoto2 used to work fine for normal users (as long as they were members of the "plugdev" group). The previous time I tried it was on 19 April 2008, with an up-to-date (k)ubuntu; it worked fine.
Nowadays, this is no longer the case. Presumably it broke down when I upgraded to Kubunut 8.04. Symptoms: - gphoto2 seems to work only if the same user account has a KDE session running. (Likely it would be the same case for a Gnome session; I don't have Gnome installed so I cannot tell.) - If I log out from KDE and try to use gphoto2 from a text console, I get the "operation not permitted" error mentioned in this bug report. - If other users try to use gphoto2 (e.g., via ssh), they get the same error, even if I have a KDE session running. I have tried both an old Canon PowerShot A80 camera and a new Canon IXUS 80 IS; the same thing happens for both of them. -- Normal user can't access USB camera Error (-53: 'Could not claim the USB device') https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/189506 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
