<div dir="ltr"><div>Thanks for your input, Allan! Indeed I'm using hplip-3.13.6 and the xsane-0.999 version. This explains why xsane asks for the user's password. I must update to latest version and check if it works properly.</div>
<div><br></div><div>--CJPM</div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2013/12/8 m. allan noah <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kitno455@gmail.com" target="_blank">kitno455@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I think that machine is supported by the hplip project's hpaio<br>
backend? I notice that the fedora changelog for that package says:<br>
<br>
* Wed Sep 18 2013 Tim Waugh <<a href="mailto:twaugh@redhat.com">twaugh@redhat.com</a>> - 3.13.9-2<br>
- Applied patch to avoid unix-process authorization subject when using<br>
polkit as it is racy (bug #1009541, CVE-2013-4325).<br>
<br>
So I wonder if the bug is in hpaio?<br>
<br>
allan<br>
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On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 8:09 AM, Carlos Jacobo Puga Medina<br>
<<a href="mailto:cjpugmed@gmail.com">cjpugmed@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Hello everyone,<br>
><br>
> I have one question regarding sane-"backendname" user permissions. Whenever<br>
> I need to use my scanner (model HP PSC 1310), I have to start it from the<br>
> console, because it's asking me to enter the user password.<br>
><br>
> % xsane<br>
> Password of user on localhost?<br>
><br>
> My user belongs to the following related groups. All works fine, except the<br>
> user's password requirement which is very annoying.<br>
><br>
> % pw group show operator<br>
> operator:*:5:root,charly<br>
><br>
> % pw group show cups<br>
> cups:*:193:root,charly<br>
><br>
> I have established in /etc/devfs.rules:<br>
> [devfsrules_common=7]<br>
> add path 'ugen[0-9]*' mode 0666 group operator<br>
> add path 'usb/*' mode 0666 group operator<br>
><br>
> The device node permissions used by the scanner:<br>
><br>
> % ls -lh /dev/usb*<br>
> crw-r--r-- 1 root operator 0x4a 8 dic 12:35 /dev/usbctl<br>
><br>
> /dev/usb:<br>
> total 0<br>
> crw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 0x4e 8 dic 12:35 0.1.0<br>
> crw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 0x54 8 dic 12:35 0.1.1<br>
> crw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 0x6e 8 dic 12:35 0.2.0<br>
> crw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 0x70 8 dic 12:35 0.2.1<br>
> crw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 0x71 8 dic 12:35 0.2.2<br>
> crw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 0x72 8 dic 12:35 0.2.3<br>
> crw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 0x81 8 dic 13:35 0.3.0<br>
> crw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 0x83 8 dic 13:35 0.3.1<br>
> crw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 0x84 8 dic 13:35 0.3.2<br>
> crw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 0x85 8 dic 13:35 0.3.7<br>
> crw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 0x50 8 dic 12:35 1.1.0<br>
> crw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 0x55 8 dic 12:35 1.1.1<br>
> crw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 0x87 8 dic 13:35 1.2.0<br>
> crw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 0x89 8 dic 13:35 1.2.1<br>
> crw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 0x52 8 dic 12:35 2.1.0<br>
> crw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 0x56 8 dic 12:35 2.1.1<br>
> crw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 0x73 8 dic 12:35 2.2.0<br>
> crw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 0x79 8 dic 12:35 2.2.1<br>
> crw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 0x7a 8 dic 12:35 2.2.6<br>
> crw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 0x7b 8 dic 12:35 2.2.7<br>
><br>
> Does someone know how to avoid having to enter the user's password, every<br>
> time I use xsane?<br>
><br>
> --CJPM<br>
><br>
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