On Wed, 25 Sep 2013 14:27:14 -0500 (CDT) Michael Hennebry wrote: > It did the trick for now. > Should I expect it to survive a reboot? No. You can either add a file to /etc/security/console.perms.d to set the user permissions just for your scanner, or if you want to make all usb devices available you can just put this into /etc/security/console.perms.d/usb.perms: <usbdevices>=/dev/bus/usb/*/* <console> 0600 <usbdevices> You could also use the "big hammer approach and just put the appropriate chmod command into /etc/rc.local > Any idea what hp-scan does with the other file under /dev/bus/usb ? No idea. -- MELVILLE THEATRE ~ Real D 3D Digital Cinema ~ www.melvilletheatre.com