********************************************************** Add the following to your rc.conf: hpiod_enable="YES" hpssd_enable="YES" The default setup runs hpiod as the hplip user and adds hplip to the operator group. So all you have to do if you have a custom ruleset setup is add the following to that ruleset in devfs.rules: add path 'ugen*' group operator add path 'ugen*' mode 0660 **********************************************************