Setting the Permissions for the Scanner

If you want multiple user accounts to be able to access your scanner, you must modify the permissions on the device driver.

  1. On a command line, type the following:

chmod 666 /dev/sga

/dev/sga must represent the device driver of your scanner.

  1. Open /etc/rc.d/rc.local in a text editor.
  1. Add the following line:

chmod 666 /dev/sga

  1. Save and close the file.

t and replace it with your own content.