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Check if the plugdev group exists by entering the command:
cat /etc/group | grep plugdev
Follow the steps below if the previous command did not return a result
1.
Create the plugdev group:
sudo groupadd plugdev
2.
Check if you are in the group plugdev with the command:
groups
3.
If the output does not contain plugdev, you are not in the plugdev group.
Enter the command:
sudo gpasswd -a <user> plugdev
4.
Note: replace <user> by your username, e.g for user "mike", it would be:
sudo gpasswd -a mike plugdev.
sudo gpasswd -a <user> plugdev
5.
Logout and login for the change to take effect. To verify you are now in
the plugdev group, enter:
groups
6.
and search for a plugdev occurrence. If it's not there, you've missed a step
and should restart from step 1.
2. Add the udev rules
1.
Enter the following command to automatically add the rules and reload udev:
wget -q -O -
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LedgerHQ/udev-rules/mas
ter/add_udev_rules.sh | sudo bash
2.
Retry connecting your Ledger Nano X with Ledger Live.
If it's still not working, continue to step 3: troubleshooting.
3.
Troubleshooting