How can I make my scanner permissions permanent?

[Richard Mancusi]

On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 09:22, Tommy Trussell <tommy.trussell at gmail.com> wrote:
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>
> Part of the installation instructions say to update the udev rule for
> libusb so one can use the scanner as an "ordinary" user:
>
>> Ubuntu 9.041.
>> Open "/lib/udev/rules.d/50-udev-default.rules" file.
>> 2. Edit "0664" to "0666" in "libusb device nodes" section.
>> ...
>> 3. Restart the OS
>
> UNFORTUNATELY, this change gets overwritten sometimes (udev or
> initramfs updates?), as the file itself warns in the top two
> lines.What is the BETTER way to make the scanner available in a way
> that doesn't get blown away sometimes?
>
> Is there a file I can add to the udev rules to specifically identify
> this device as a scanner, and add me to a "scanner" group? Or does
> udev not do that?

Try:
1. System/Administration/Users and Groups
2. Select your account (requires your password to unlock)
3. User Privileges tab
4. Put a check in everything you want privilege to (scanner is there)

-rich