# Re: Cannot access my scanner as normal user

From: Enno (a9107110@unet.univie.ac.at)
Date: Sun Dec 10 2000 - 14:31:46 PST

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  Heck, i hate those typos:

  Raphael Mack wrote:
  >
  > Hi,
  >
  > I have a Mustek 6000P scanner and can scan when I am root. If i try to
  > scan as normal user scanimage doesn't find any device. I also tried to
  > use the net-backend, but this ends in an seg fault.
  > What is wrong here? Do I have to set any accessrights?

  Have You chgrped /dev/sg* whatever device your scanner is connected to
  to a group Your user belongs to or chowned it to that user?
  (my:
  crw------- this_is_me root /dev/sg0
  or
  crw-rw---- root this_is_my_group /dev/sg0 )

  C ya, enno.

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