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Well.. i had an installation with motion running as webcam-server .. i reinstalled the linux-distro and reinstalled motion, now the root have no access to the webcam. The "pi" user still can access and work with the webcam, but the "pi" user only. Is there a way to change rights for connected webcams? -- Already reinstalled motion .. didn't help!

Thank you!

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Is the webcam off when root tries to access it? Or is some process being run by pi capturing a stream? – Lord Loh. Feb 21 at 18:58
Well, when running motion under "pi" the "activity LED" of the webcam is active. When i try to access the webcam with motion under "root" the LED doesn't turn on.. so i guess that motion cannot connect to the device.. and when trying to let it run as root there's no other process that try to access the webcam too. (webcam: eyetoy > already worked 1 month ago before reinstalling the distro) >> *running with "SUDO" doesnt work, also which "real root (root)" it doesnt.. – Florian Chrometz Feb 21 at 19:04
Can you find out what device is being used for the webcam in the /dev/ directory? Does that device file have the required permissions? Look for the permission of the original device file and not any symlink that it may have. – Lord Loh. Feb 21 at 23:17
what distro are you using? – Eineki Mar 24 at 15:38

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Does your root user has a password set? If not, I'd set it a password and try again.

sudo passwd root
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root and pi are both password protected.. this was one of the first things i did right after installing the linux distro – Florian Chrometz Feb 21 at 18:46

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