Ubuntu
sane-backends package

  1. Bug #205496 (xsane-needroot)
  2. Comment #32

Comment 32 for bug 205496

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Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote : Re: [Bug 205496] Re: [Hardy]Xsane needs root to operate scanner

Martin Sander [2008-05-22 23:38 -0000]:
> ck-list-sessions gives no output. I guess this is because I don't
> use kdm or gnome. I use dwm as a windowmanager and use no
> loginmanager at all (just login on virtual terminal and do startx).

That would be it then. I think the preferred option for this is to
install libpam-ck-connector, which should be able to create a session
for you then.