Ubuntu
sane-backends package

  1. Bug #22438
  2. Comment #21

Comment 21 for bug 22438

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Emmanuel Touzery (emmanuel-touzery) wrote :

(In reply to comment #20)
> BTW, I don't think that udev rules file can cover permissions in /proc/bus/usb,
> or can they? That's why libgphoto and libsane use hotplug scripts in the first
> place.

I don't know anything about all of this, but <email address hidden> seems to have
posted an URL describing exactly that in this thread.
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Installing_USB_Scanner#UDEV

it seems udev can set permissions, check the link.