$OpenBSD: README,v 1.14 2015/07/07 14:33:34 ajacoutot Exp $ +----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Running ${FULLPKGNAME} on OpenBSD +----------------------------------------------------------------------- First read ${TRUEPREFIX}/share/doc/sane-backends/PROBLEMS. USB === Since USB scanning will be handled by libusb, you need to allow the _saned user access to the corresponding USB endpoint. To do so, find where your scanner is attached to using: # usbdevs -vd then change the ownerships accordingly. e.g. Controller /dev/usb3: addr 1: full speed, self powered, config 1, UHCI root hub(0x0000), Intel(0x8086), rev 1.00 uhub3 port 1 powered port 2 addr 2: full speed, self powered, config 1, USB MFP(0x082f), EPSON(0x04b8), rev 1.00, iSerialNumber L83010704250947490 ugen0 # chgrp _saned /dev/ugen0.* /dev/usb3 The reason we are changing the group and not the user is that it will allow for multi-function devices to work for both printing and scanning (e.g. by being owned by _cups:_saned). To preserve your changes after a system update, use rc.local(8). e.g. for a multi-function printer/scanner add the following lines: chown _cups:_saned /dev/ugen0.* /dev/usb1 Alternatively, hotplugd(8) attach/detach scripts can automate this. You can then grant users direct access to the scanner by adding them to the _saned group. SCSI ==== SANE only supports the generic SCSI uk(4) devices. Make sure your user account has access to the scanner device node or you will not be able to scan. LOCKING ======= Some backends (like sane-plustek(5)) use a lockfile for allowing multiple access to one scanner. If using such a backend, you must add yourself to the _saned group or you will not be able to scan. NETWORK ======= By default, the saned(8) daemon runs as _saned, so you need to allow the _saned user access to the scanner device node.