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diff --git a/manual/xml/configuring_usb_device_access.xml b/manual/xml/configuring_usb_device_access.xml index 6bfbd5d22c..88781b018b 100644 --- a/manual/xml/configuring_usb_device_access.xml +++ b/manual/xml/configuring_usb_device_access.xml @@ -5,34 +5,35 @@ ]> <section id="sn-configuring-usb-device-access"> - <title>Configuring USB device access (Linux only)</title> - <para> - Linux is by default a multi-user system, so it has to have a policy to - determine who can access various devices. This includes those that can be - plugged into to a USB port. - </para> + <title>Configuring USB device access (Linux only)</title> + <para> + Linux is by default a multi-user system, so it has to have a policy to + determine who can access various devices. This includes those that can + be plugged into to a USB port. + </para> - <para> - For devices known to the operating system (which these days includes most - digital cameras, scanners, MIDI interfaces etc.), a logged-in user will be - granted access automatically. However, for devices that the OS doesn't - recognize (even if there is software on it that can use it), this is not the - case. It is possible to configure Linux to reverse this policy and grant all - users access to all devices, but this is not recommended for security - reasons. - </para> + <para> + For devices known to the operating system (which these days includes + most digital cameras, scanners, MIDI interfaces etc.), a logged-in user + will be granted access automatically. However, for devices that the OS + doesn't recognize (even if there is software on it that can use it), + this is not the case. It is possible to configure Linux to reverse this + policy and grant all users access to all devices, but this is not + recommended for security reasons. + </para> - <section id="usb-access-tranzport"> - <title>Configuring Access to a Frontier Design Tranzport</title> - <para> - Using the Tranzport on Linux requires a couple of extra steps to enable - non-administrative users to access the device. - </para> + <section id="usb-access-tranzport"> + <title>Configuring Access to a Frontier Design Tranzport</title> + <para> + Using the Tranzport on Linux requires a couple of extra steps to + enable non-administrative users to access the device. + </para> - <para> - First, you need to login as the administrative user ("root"). Then put the - following into a new file called <filename>/etc/hotplug/usb/tranzport</filename> - </para> + <para> + First, you need to login as the administrative user ("root"). Then put + the following into a new file called + <filename>/etc/hotplug/usb/tranzport</filename> + </para> <screen> #!/bin/sh @@ -41,26 +42,26 @@ if [ $ACTION = "add" ] && [ -f $DEVICE ] ; then fi exit 0 </screen> - <para> - Then make sure that the file is executable by running - </para> + <para> + Then make sure that the file is executable by running + </para> <screen> chmod +x /etc/hotplug/usb/tranzport </screen> - <para> - Second, edit the file <filename>/etc/hotplug/usb.usermap</filename> by adding the following 2 - lines to the end of it (make sure that the 2nd line is not split across - multiple lines, even though it is very long): - </para> + <para> + Second, edit the file <filename>/etc/hotplug/usb.usermap</filename> by + adding the following 2 lines to the end of it (make sure that the 2nd + line is not split across multiple lines, even though it is very long): + </para> <screen> # Frontier Design Tranzport tranzport 0x0000 0x165b 0x8101 0x0000 0x0000 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00000000 </screen> - <para> - After doing these steps, the next time you plugin your Tranzport it will be - accessible to you as a regular user. - </para> - </section> + <para> + After doing these steps, the next time you plugin your Tranzport it + will be accessible to you as a regular user. + </para> + </section> <!-- <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="Some_Subsection.xml" /> |