Default protection for dynamic usb devices

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#1

Hello,

I am trying to get my Treo 650 to synch with OpenSUSE.

First step was to replace the standard pilot-link and visor kernel module (which would not work at all) with a new version of pilot-link compiled to use libusb.

This does work fine as long as the connection is made as root. If I use a “normal” user the following message is created

mzinser@linux-lo44:~> jpilot
libusb couldn’t open USB device /dev/bus/usb/006/035: Permission denied.
libusb requires write access to USB device nodes.

How do I give a normal user access to the device, especially since they are created dynamically?

#2

USB Problem with Card Read AFTER Update - openSUSE Forums
Go through this post for an example of how you can set up permission on dynamically added USB devices.

#3

Thanks for the hint. The post did not quite solve my problem, but pointed me in the right direction.

Actually pilot-link comes with a ready made udev configuration file that needs to go into /etc/udev/rules.d .

Then you add the users to the dialout group and presto, the phone syncs :slight_smile:

Thanks again,

Martin