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When I run Xsane as root it works.

When I launch Xsane as a user other than root I get the following error message:

failed to open device 'brother4:bus7;dev1':Invalid argument

I am using Ubuntu 14.04

The scanner part of my Brother HL-2280DW printer, scanner, copier is working when I run Xsane as root.

Any suggestions would be welcome

A.B.
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Richard Lott
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This error may happen because your user doesn't have the required privileges to access your scanner. Make sure your user is member of the scanner group.

You can add your user to that group from the Unity Control Center, and then logout and login again so the applications can see the change.

gerlos
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