Video permission issue for non standard user #135

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2021-11-01T19:51:23+01:00

Nikongen commented

2021-11-01 19:51:23 +01:00

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Hi,

I just found a problem when installing the mjpg-streamer webcam stuff while not using the standard pi user.

Problem: webcamd service may fail to start mjpg-streamer -> VCHI initialization failed

Which is caused by lack of permission for video device. -> user not in video group

Fix : add user to video group
sudo usermod -aG video <username>

I guess it is possible to check/do this automatically, as installing mjpg-streamer with kiauh requires root access anyway.
Or add some kind of notification "Hey make sure to add user to video group"

Hi, I just found a problem when installing the mjpg-streamer webcam stuff while not using the standard pi user. **Problem**: webcamd service may fail to start mjpg-streamer -> VCHI initialization failed Which is caused by lack of permission for video device. -> user not in video group **Fix** : add user to video group ` sudo usermod -aG video <username> ` I guess it is possible to check/do this automatically, as installing mjpg-streamer with kiauh requires root access anyway. Or add some kind of notification "Hey make sure to add user to video group"

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Reference: h3n3/kiauh#135