[libcamera-devel] libcamera as non-root

[Jean-Michel Hautbois]

Hi Erik,

On 29/12/2020 19:31, Erik Sohns wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have a question for the list.
> 
> I am trying to integrate libcamera into my Linux application.
> I am making some progress and am enumerating the existing devices on my
> system. It turns out, however, that no devices are found when I am not
> root. Is there a way around this ? Also, the qcam and cam programs only
> seem to work when the user is root.

This is probably because your user is not in the 'video' group.

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Regards,
JM