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Writing a udev rule for a USB device, I need to change permissions.

Archived thread 463753 from Dell Ubuntu Support. Markdown source: Dell__Ubuntu_Support/thread_463753_Writing_a_udev_rule_for_a_USB_device,_I_need_to_ch.md

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#1

*"...run scan as root or set the usbfs permission accordingly e.g. by using a hotplug script or udev rules. By default the driver looks for USB devices in /dev/bus/usb then in /proc/bus/usb. Please consult the administration handbook of your OS (keywords: udev hotplug scanner sane) for how to grant a user an access to the scanner. (You need read and write permission.)"*

Err.. What?

I did a search in the Ubuntu Help Center and I found the section entitled "Writing udev rules".

This seems powerful, but I have no idea how to start. I need help writing a udev rule for a USB device, I need to change permissions for my supported Cannon Pixma MP460.

Thanks,

#2

This is not really Dell specific. You may search elsewhere in the forums, there's a few threads on the subject like this one: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=168221