[sane-devel] hosts.resolv ???

[ToddAndMargo]

On 01/27/2018 04:50 PM, Olaf Meeuwissen wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> ToddAndMargo writes:
> 
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Fedora 27
>>
>> $ rpm -qa sane\*
>> sane-backends-1.0.27-9.fc27.x86_64
>> sane-backends-drivers-scanners-1.0.27-9.fc27.x86_64
>> sane-backends-drivers-cameras-1.0.27-9.fc27.i686
>> sane-backends-libs-1.0.27-9.fc27.i686
>> sane-backends-daemon-1.0.27-9.fc27.x86_64
>> sane-backends-drivers-scanners-1.0.27-9.fc27.i686
>> sane-backends-libs-1.0.27-9.fc27.x86_64
>> sane-backends-drivers-cameras-1.0.27-9.fc27.x86_64
>>
>> What I am trying to do is to allow everyone of
>>      192.168.255.0/24   and
>>      127.0.0.1
>>
>> to access saned
>>
>> as such I have /etc/sane.d/saned.conf (comments removed):
>>
>> 192.168.255.0/24
>> 127.0.0.1
>>
>> Have I done things correct so far?
>>
>> Confusion:  in the saned man page, it states:
>>
>>       FILES
>>          /etc/hosts.equiv
>>              The  hosts listed in this file are permitted to
>>              access all local SANE devices.  Caveat: this
>>              file imposes serious security risks and its
>>              use is not recommended.
>>
>> No fooling not recommended!
>>
>> Why do I need hosts.equiv to allow access to all SANE
>> devices?  I though I just did that in saned.conf?
> 
> You don't need one.  Just use /etc/sane.d/saned.conf.  The manual page
> is just saying saned will use /etc/hosts.equiv if present.  You are
> safer of without a hosts.equiv file.  For details see
> 
>    http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man5/hosts.equiv.5.html
> 
> Hope this helps,
> --
> Olaf Meeuwissen, LPIC-2            FSF Associate Member since 2004-01-27

Do I need to specify anything other than what I already have
under saned.conf to get everyone on those two networks
access to saned?