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List:       fedora-list
Subject:    Re: Run xsane without root password prompt?
From:       ToddAndMargo via users <users () lists ! fedoraproject ! org>
Date:       2021-10-31 23:22:57
Message-ID: d04c0085-04aa-935f-2755-779503ca036c () zoho ! com
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On 10/31/21 07:48, Tom Horsley wrote:
> On Sun, 31 Oct 2021 10:25:45 -0400
> Tom Horsley wrote:
> 
>> It works, but is exactly like xsane, it asks for the root
>> password before finding the scanner :-(.
>>
>> On the other hand, if I hit "cancel" instead of giving the
>> password, it is still able to scan, so something strange
>> is going on behind the scenes.
> 
> Found it! https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=263182
> 
> I no longer have an hp scanner or printer, so I removed
> libsane-hpaio and hplip and no longer get the $@!# root
> prompt in xsane or simple-scan

Awesome troubleshooting!   :-)
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