This can happen when managing access to applications with Workgroup Manager. Don't worry. A few easy steps will take care of this:
- Open Workgroup Manager (/Applications/Server).
- Select the user account, group, or computer list you wish to edit.
- Click Preferences, then Applications.
- Allow all of the items in /System/Library/Image Capture/Devices/.
- Enable the "Allow approved applications to launch nonapproved applications" option.
- Enable the "Allow UNIX tools to run" option.
The account you selected in step 2 above should now be able to use iPhoto or Image Capture to import photos from the camera. Repeat the steps for other accounts, if needed.
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