-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi!
[Richard] > Well it's been a while since i wrote and yet i havent had any > success using xsane as non root. > > Im no programmer but i gave it a good shot. > > It semed if i had understood well i had to set saned to run as root. > but then two things pop to mind > > 1 - Ok first is easy it's how to set saned to run as root > ( im an incompetent ..im still trying to figure how to make saned > eun always as root ) that's the solution. replace saned.saned in /etc/inetd.conf by root.root > > 2 - Second once it's set how do i use the saned daemon ,how do i call it ? see the man page saned and sane-net for a detailed description > > Keep in mind im no programmer but a simple folk trying to have his > scanner work so i can scan the wife's family photos to put into her > family tree.. > > PS as ROOT user i used GIMP and bingo ..it works beautifully > but like Griz mentioned it would be way better to use both as non root. > > And Griz dont despair ..there is no actual device .it's a " virtual device > " > if i understood correctly , so we did not find any devices to chmod , > there aint one.. > : ) > > So if anyone can help clarify this both of us would greatly appreciate > > Thank you for your patience. > Merry Christmas > > Richard > regards - -- jochen - -- Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't make eight cats pull a sled through the snow. [This is a signature virus, please copy me into your signature file!] GnuGP public key for [email protected]: http://home.nexgo.de/jochen.eisinger/pubkey.asc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Weitere Infos: siehe http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE7c/208OF76YrreuMRAkelAKCi7xwhh7qHTAs2EoSoDvlG9cOfvwCfR85b KE+qYf6nYuarHceEWtmF9JU= =h7ZY -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
