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Date:      Mon, 17 Sep 2018 12:01:55 +0200
From:      Hans Petter Selasky <hps@selasky.org>
To:        shreyank amartya <shreyankfbsd@gmail.com>, freebsd-usb@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: usbconfig lack of device or permission
Message-ID:  <9a50285b-44a7-d8c2-3c42-ed282b0a408d@selasky.org>
In-Reply-To: <CAD9jf8DEXB-KO5s98jSH3Kj-N6jgyhgGvxFoWO-=iTsY-hqoVg@mail.gmail.com>
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On 9/17/18 11:59 AM, shreyank amartya wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am able to view usb devices with usbconfig when i'm logged in as a root
> user. But, I'm not able to view any devices when I log in as a user. I have
> added this user to wheel,operator groups. What am I missing here?
> 
> Usb devices appear as /dev/ugen0.[1-5]. I ask this because vlc will not run
> as root and when run as user it gets permission denied when trying to
> access the usb cam device to capture video.
> 
> I'm new to FreeBSD.

What permissions are on /dev/usb ?

ls -l /dev/usb

--HPS



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