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Re: [LUG] Scanner Problem

 

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Simon Waters wrote:
> Peter Lloyd-Jones wrote:
>> Thanks for that, I think that "usermod -G scanner peter" (it did not like the 
>> -a)
> 
> The "-a" was to ensure the group scanner is appended to the list of
> groups "peter" belongs to, not replacing it.
> 
> $id
> uid=1000(srw) gid=1000(srw)
> groups=24(cdrom),29(audio),44(video),106(scanner),118(lpadmin),1000(srw)
> 
> "groups" should have plenty of entries for desktop Debian users.
> 
> Try "id", and check what groups "peter" is in. You might need to restart
> your desktop after changing group membership, to get the full effect, as
> the initialisation of some parts of the desktop might rely on
> permissions from the groups belonged to.
> 
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also the output of "scanimage -L" may prove helpful..

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Neil Stone

Systems Administrator
FlashTek UK

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