[Sheflug] Scanner Permissions Hell!

[James Wallbank <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi All,

We're having scanner aggro down at Access Space. We took the old 
scanner server apart (it was an old P90 with loads of problems) and 
replaced it with a spanking new (well, new for us) P166.

Fine -- but we can't get XSane to work the way we want it. "Scanner 
Access Now Easy" my ar*e. Here are the issues:

# XScanImage calls XSane, and it will only work if you're root.
# Calling XSane via a Gimp plugin will also work - but only if you're root.
# If you're a normal user XScanimage reports "no xsane device available".
# If you're a normal user, the Gimp plugin reports "Cannot access 
xsane device".

We know it's "a permissions problem". But which, what? I'd guess it's 
not such a great idea to set the SUID bit on gimp or xscanimage - 
surely there must be a less radical solution.

Thanks for your thoughts!

Cheers,

James
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who: James Wallbank
org: Redundant Technology Initiative
tel: +44 114 2495522
fax: +44 114 2495533
eml: rti [at] lowtech.org
web: www.lowtech.org
loc: Access Space
      1 Sidney Street
      Sheffield
      S1 4RG
      UK
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