Under openSuse 13.2, the pcscd service is not starting.

service pcscd status
pcscd.service - PC/SC Smart Card Daemon
   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/pcscd.service; static)
   Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Thu 2014-11-06 10:43:53 CST; 38s
ago
  Process: 25774 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/pcscd --foreground --auto-exit
$PCSCD_OPTIONS (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
 Main PID: 25774 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

Nov 06 10:43:53 xps17.clinsis.com pcscd[25774]: --info                display
info level debug messages
Nov 06 10:43:53 xps17.clinsis.com pcscd[25774]: -e  --error               
display error level debug messages (default level)
Nov 06 10:43:53 xps17.clinsis.com pcscd[25774]: -C  --critical        display
critical only level debug messages
Nov 06 10:43:53 xps17.clinsis.com pcscd[25774]: --force-reader-polling ignore
the IFD_GENERATE_HOTPLUG reader capability
Nov 06 10:43:53 xps17.clinsis.com pcscd[25774]: -t, --max-thread        maximum
number of threads (default 200)
Nov 06 10:43:53 xps17.clinsis.com pcscd[25774]: -s,
--max-card-handle-per-thread        maximum number of card handle per thread
(default: 200)
Nov 06 10:43:53 xps17.clinsis.com pcscd[25774]: -r,
--max-card-handle-per-reader        maximum number of card handle per reader
(default: 200)
Nov 06 10:43:53 xps17.clinsis.com pcscd[25774]: -x, --auto-exit        pcscd
will quit after 60 seconds of inactivity
Nov 06 10:43:53 xps17.clinsis.com pcscd[25774]: -S, --reader-name-no-serial   
do not include the USB serial number in the name
Nov 06 10:43:53 xps17.clinsis.com pcscd[25774]: -I, --reader-name-no-interface
do not include the USB interface name in the name