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diff --git a/doc/sane-umax_pp.man b/doc/sane-umax_pp.man index 2a8349d..09e6ea0 100644 --- a/doc/sane-umax_pp.man +++ b/doc/sane-umax_pp.man @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ needs to run as root. To allow user access to the scanner run the backend through the network interface (See saned(8) and sane\-net(5)). A more relaxed solution (security wise) is to add suid bit to the frontend (See chmod(1)). -The backend drop root priviledges as soon as it can, right after gaining direct +The backend drop root privileges as soon as it can, right after gaining direct access to IO ports, which lessen risks when being root. .SH "DEVICE NAMES" @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ root (*BSD and linux), or with 'IOPL=yes' on OS/2 .PP .RE -\fBNOTE:\fR in all cases, you must have sufficient priviledges +\fBNOTE:\fR in all cases, you must have sufficient privileges to get access to the chosen device or address. Depending on the security settings, devices may not be available for all users. You have to change permissions on the dev/ppi* or /dev/parport* devices. |