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.
--CJPM 2013/12/8 m. allan noah <kitno455 at gmail.com> > I think that machine is supported by the hplip project's hpaio > backend? I notice that the fedora changelog for that package says: > > * Wed Sep 18 2013 Tim Waugh <twaugh at redhat.com> - 3.13.9-2 > - Applied patch to avoid unix-process authorization subject when using > polkit as it is racy (bug #1009541, CVE-2013-4325). > > So I wonder if the bug is in hpaio? > > allan > > > On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 8:09 AM, Carlos Jacobo Puga Medina > <cjpugmed at gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > > > I have one question regarding sane-"backendname" user permissions. > Whenever > > I need to use my scanner (model HP PSC 1310), I have to start it from the > > console, because it's asking me to enter the user password. > > > > % xsane > > Password of user on localhost? > > > > My user belongs to the following related groups. All works fine, except > the > > user's password requirement which is very annoying. > > > > % pw group show operator > > operator:*:5:root,charly > > > > % pw group show cups > > cups:*:193:root,charly > > > > I have established in /etc/devfs.rules: > > [devfsrules_common=7] > > add path 'ugen[0-9]*' mode 0666 group operator > > add path 'usb/*' mode 0666 group operator > > > > The device node permissions used by the scanner: > > > > % ls -lh /dev/usb* > > crw-r--r-- 1 root operator 0x4a 8 dic 12:35 /dev/usbctl > > > > /dev/usb: > > total 0 > > crw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 0x4e 8 dic 12:35 0.1.0 > > crw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 0x54 8 dic 12:35 0.1.1 > > crw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 0x6e 8 dic 12:35 0.2.0 > > crw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 0x70 8 dic 12:35 0.2.1 > > crw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 0x71 8 dic 12:35 0.2.2 > > crw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 0x72 8 dic 12:35 0.2.3 > > crw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 0x81 8 dic 13:35 0.3.0 > > crw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 0x83 8 dic 13:35 0.3.1 > > crw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 0x84 8 dic 13:35 0.3.2 > > crw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 0x85 8 dic 13:35 0.3.7 > > crw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 0x50 8 dic 12:35 1.1.0 > > crw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 0x55 8 dic 12:35 1.1.1 > > crw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 0x87 8 dic 13:35 1.2.0 > > crw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 0x89 8 dic 13:35 1.2.1 > > crw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 0x52 8 dic 12:35 2.1.0 > > crw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 0x56 8 dic 12:35 2.1.1 > > crw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 0x73 8 dic 12:35 2.2.0 > > crw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 0x79 8 dic 12:35 2.2.1 > > crw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 0x7a 8 dic 12:35 2.2.6 > > crw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 0x7b 8 dic 12:35 2.2.7 > > > > Does someone know how to avoid having to enter the user's password, every > > time I use xsane? > > > > --CJPM > > > > -- > > sane-devel mailing list: sane-devel at lists.alioth.debian.org > > http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sane-devel > > Unsubscribe: Send mail with subject "unsubscribe your_password" > > to sane-devel-request at lists.alioth.debian.org > > > > -- > "The truth is an offense, but not a sin" > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/sane-devel/attachments/20131209/4c5961d6/attachment-0001.html>
