< snip > > It is *really* bad practice to run anything as root unless you really > need to (especially when the app isn't even open source). > > I am interested as to why you want to run it as root? > > If it is for your flatbed scanner and you need root access to the > scanner then the scanner is probably configured wrongly. You, as a > normal user, should be able to "touch" your scanner without being root.
I am not anxious to run my scanner as root but I needed to carry out a test. VueScan does not see my scanner, a Mustek 1248UB and, in a response to an email, VueScan said that they did not support Mustek scanners. Then, I received another response from VueScan suggesting I had a USB problem and that I should run VueScan as root. I did and, needless to say, the scanner was still not found. So, as far as I am concerned, unless some other useful idea comes forward, the subject is finished. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
