Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: xsane
I have a Canon N1240U scanner and am running 6.10 (Edgy). When I
connect it and run xsane (via menu, terminal, or GIMP), xsane gives a
warning that it is dangerous to run as root, and I should not continue.
If I continue anyway, xsane runs as root immediately (confirmed by
saving scanned files - they are owned by root, not my user account).
xsane never asks for a password before running as root. This behavior
did not exist in a fresh install of Edgy; since the last time I ran
xsane I have wiped my entire drive and reinstalled, and applied all
patches. I am unable to run xsane as a regular user. This is not a
problem with accessing the scanner (which works fine), it is strictly
running the program itself that is the problem. My (sole) user account
is set to the scanners group, and I do not have the root account
enabled. This occurred the very first time I ran xsane on this
(entirely clean, include /home) install, and I cannot make it stop.
Changing permissions in ~/.sane has not helped.
** Affects: xsane (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Unconfirmed
** Description changed:
Binary package hint: xsane
I have a Canon N1240U scanner and am running 6.10 (Edgy). When I
connect it and run xsane (via menu, terminal, or GIMP), xsane gives a
warning that it is dangerous to run as root, and I should not continue.
If I continue anyway, xsane runs as root immediately (confirmed by
saving scanned files - they are owned by root, not my user account).
xsane never asks for a password before running as root. This behavior
did not exist in a fresh install of Edgy; since the last time I ran
xsane I have wiped my entire drive and reinstalled, and applied all
patches. I am unable to run xsane as a regular user. This is not a
problem with accessing the scanner (which works fine), it is strictly
- running the program itself that is the problem. My (sole) user is set
- to the scanners group, and I do not have the root account enabled. This
- occurred the very first time I ran xsane on this (entirely clean,
- include /home) install, and I cannot make it stop. Changing permissions
- in ~/.sane has not helped.
+ running the program itself that is the problem. My (sole) user account
+ is set to the scanners group, and I do not have the root account
+ enabled. This occurred the very first time I ran xsane on this
+ (entirely clean, include /home) install, and I cannot make it stop.
+ Changing permissions in ~/.sane has not helped.
--
xsane runs as root without password
https://launchpad.net/bugs/76184
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