#!/bin/sh # This file is part of sane-backends. # # This script changes the permissions and ownership of a USB device under # /proc/bus/usb to grant access to this device to users in the scanner group. # # Ownership is set to root:scanner, permissions are set to 0660. # # Arguments : # ----------- # ACTION=[add|remove] # DEVICE=/proc/bus/usb/BBB/DDD # TYPE=usb if [ -z "${DEVICE}" ] ; then IF=$(echo ${DEVPATH} | sed 's:\(bus/usb/devices/\)\(.*\)-\(.*\):\2:') DEV=$(cat /sys/${DEVPATH}/devnum) DEVICE=$(printf '/proc/bus/usb/%.03d/%.03d' ${IF} ${DEV}) fi if [ "$ACTION" = "add" -a "$TYPE" = "usb" ]; then chown root:scanner "$DEVICE" chmod 0660 "$DEVICE" fi # That's an insecure but simple alternative # Everyone has access to the scanner # if [ "$ACTION" = "add" -a "$TYPE" = "usb" ]; then # chmod 0666 "$DEVICE" # fi