Indeed this could be fixed by reintroducing the udev rules, so that the devices are accessible by *either* being on a local console, *or* being in the 'scanner' group (as in gutsy and earlier).
Indeed this could be fixed by reintroducing the udev rules, so that the devices are accessible by *either* being on a local console, *or* being in the 'scanner' group (as in gutsy and earlier).