[Pkg-hpijs-devel] Bug#483205: hplip: group scanner requirements.

[Mark Purcell]

On Sun, 22 Jun 2008, you wrote:
> > I was just also receiving a code=12 error message and by adding myself to
> > the scanner group. I am now able to access the device correctly through
> > hp-toolbox.
>
> Yes, this fixed the problem.
> code=12 was a bit obtuse for "you are not a member of the group scanner"

Arthur,

Excellent, glad we have made some progress. But you are right the error 
message isn't sensible and the scanner group doesn't make sense for running 
hp-toolbox.  The reason is that the USB device ownership is set lp.scanner, 
this is a Debian/ Ubuntu modification.

Arthur.  Wrt your ink supply Traceback, please file a new bug report, with 
upstream preferably, as you will see if you try and file a report with hplip 
2.8.6.


Till, the upstream file ./data/rules/55-hpmud.rules sets the USB device 
OWNER="root", GROUP="lp", whilst the debian/ubuntu version 
debian/55-hpmud.rules sets OWNER="lp", GROUP="scanner".

This has the effect that everyone trying to use hplip needs to be a member of 
group scanner to use things such as hp-toolbox, rather than the expected lp 
group. How would you feel if  we reverted 55-hpmud.rules back to the upstream 
default of OWNER="root", GROUP="lp".

Mark

PS. I suspect we should open another bug report 483205 is a locale issue.
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