Hi all,

I am not able to use my digital camera as a user, while I can do it as a
root; how can I enable access for all users to usb devices?
I'm using udev, so until I do plug the camera in, there's no device to be
permanently chmodded...

Scanner works great by changing /etc/hotplug/usb/libusbscanner and setting
preference for the newly created device at 666.
I don't know how to force hotplug to give *all* the usb devices 666
status...

Anyone's got hints?

Ciao & thanks,

Lorenzo

Lorenzo wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I am not able to use my digital camera as a user, while I can do it as a
> root; how can I enable access for all users to usb devices?
> I'm using udev, so until I do plug the camera in, there's no device to be
> permanently chmodded...

probably the easiest way would be to modify your /etc/fstab to include your
digital camera, this also means using 'user' option. this way you can mount
it as user, without the worries of accessing directly the device.

Lorenzo <lospam@mispaventa.com> wrote in message news:<gy_4d.6880$N45.150685@twister2.libero.it>...
>
> Anyone's got hints?
>

$ su
# echo '/dev/sda1 /mnt/camera umsdos noauto,user,ro 0 0' \
>> /etc/fstab

Nellinux

> $ su
> # echo '/dev/sda1 /mnt/camera umsdos noauto,user,ro 0 0' \
> >> /etc/fstab

Bad idea. /dev/sda1 may be a flash card reader already (as with me).

~Mik

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Mario Berger <no_damned_spam@nospam.no> wrote in message
> Bad idea. /dev/sda1 may be a flash card reader already (as with me).


Yes, I occasionally have the same problem (camera + flash card) :-(

The kernel, I suppose, assigns /dev/sda1 to the first device connected.
Is it true ?

In this case, how can we work around it ?

Nellinux

Nello Sola wrote:
> Mario Berger <no_damned_spam@nospam.no> wrote in message
> The kernel, I suppose, assigns /dev/sda1 to the first device connected.
> Is it true ?

yes.

> In this case, how can we work around it ?

udev.

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Nello Sola wrote:
> Mario Berger <no_damned_spam@nospam.no> wrote in message
> The kernel, I suppose, assigns /dev/sda1 to the first device connected.
> Is it true ?

yes.

> In this case, how can we work around it ?

udev:

<http://www.reactivated.net/udevrules.php>

pay special attention to persistent naming.

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