Lluís Batlle i Rossell <[email protected]> writes: > On Thu, Dec 06, 2012 at 03:22:19PM +0100, Eelco Dolstra wrote: >> Hi, >> >> On 06/12/12 15:15, Lluís Batlle i Rossell wrote: >> >> >>> Now it exists :) Users should be in scanner group to access scanners. >> >> >> >> Why? Wouldn't it be better if logged-in users have access to scanners, >> >> just >> >> like sound devices etc.? >> > >> > I'd vote for both. I think the usual way in those things is to do both, no? >> >> Yes, although I personally don't see much use for all these device >> type-specific >> groups. > > Well, I use them when through ssh I use the desktop computer of my wife, that > has some devices connected and I want to use on my own (audio recording, > scanning, dvd burning, ...). All that without logging her out. > > Maybe there is a polkit way of doing that, but I've no idea.
+1 It would be great to be able to use things via ssh. Remote usage does not mean, that you do not have physical access to use a scanner. Whether groups are needed or polkit has a way of doing that, I don't know. -- Florian Friesdorf <[email protected]> GPG FPR: 7A13 5EEE 1421 9FC2 108D BAAF 38F8 99A3 0C45 F083 Jabber/XMPP: [email protected] IRC: chaoflow on freenode,ircnet,blafasel,OFTC
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