Re: Report on last CVS snapshot

From: Oliver Rauch (oliver.rauch@Wolfsburg.DE)
Date: Wed Feb 23 2000 - 08:36:27 PST

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    Peter Hackenberg wrote:

    > >
    > > > BTW, as root I can't find the xsane binaries once built and installed...
    > > > I will learn how to modify the path. :-)
    > >
    > > Do not run xsane as root!
    > >
    >
    > Be careful with this, because the SCSI devices are assigned to
    > /dev/sg* at boot time. If some of your SCSI devices are switched off
    > at boot time, your scanner device file (e.g. /dev/sg2) may then
    > be pointing to your hard disk.
    >

    I think about adding a "root" test to xsane so that xsane exits when
    started as root.

    Bye
    Oliver 

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