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+#!/bin/bash
+# $Id$
+#
+# /etc/hotplug/usb/usbcam
+#
+# Sets up newly plugged in USB camera so that group "camera"
+# can access it from user space
+#
+# Note that for this script to work, you'll need all of the following:
+# a) a line in the file /etc/hotplug/usermap that corresponds to the 
+#    camera you are using. You can get the correct lines for all cameras 
+#    supported by gphoto2 by running "gphoto2 --print-usb-usermap".
+# b) a group "camera" where all users allowed access to the
+#    camera are listed
+# c) a Linux kernel supporting hotplug and usbdevfs
+# d) the hotplug package (http://linux-hotplug.sourceforge.net/)
+#
+# In the usermap file, the first field "usb module" should be named 
+# "usbcam" like this script.
+# 
+
+if [ "${ACTION}" = "add" ] && [ -f "${DEVICE}" ]
+then
+    chgrp camera "${DEVICE}"
+    chmod g+rw "${DEVICE}"
+fi