ports/99460: CUPS 1.2.0: Unable to open USB device "usb:/dev/ulpt0": Permission denied

[Nicolas Blais]

The following reply was made to PR ports/99460; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Nicolas Blais <nb_root at videotron.ca>
To: Micah <micahjon at ywave.com>
Cc: bug-followup at freebsd.org
Subject: Re: ports/99460: CUPS 1.2.0: Unable to open USB device
 "usb:/dev/ulpt0": Permission denied
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 21:13:25 -0400

 On Sunday 25 June 2006 21:10, Micah wrote:
 > Changing ownership on /dev/ulptx to root:cups and changing permissions
 > to 0660 fixed it for me. Adding the following lines to /etc/devfs.rules
 > made the changes permanent:
 >
 > [system=10]
 > add path 'unlpt*' mode 0660 group cups
 > add path 'ulpt*' mode 0660 group cups
 >
 > - Micah
 
 Tested and I now have access to my printer, but now it prints funny. I'll look 
 into it. Your fix should be included in /usr/ports/UPDATING.
 
 Thanks!
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