The problem is that by default normal users are not given access to the device.
Adding this rule to udev (e.g. at the end of file /etc/udev/rules.d/40-permissions.rules) puts all Brother devices into group "scanner" so that all users who are in the group "scanner" are able to scan. All human users in Ubuntu are by default members of group "scanner". #Brother SYSFS{idVendor}=="04f9",GROUP="scanner" This rule would also solve bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source /sane-backends/+bug/173344 -- Brother DCP-150C scans only when running xsane as a root https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/209293 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs