On Thu, Dec 11, 2003 at 12:45:33PM +0100, Martin Andersen wrote: > Hello. > > When I turn on my Sony DSC-P31 USB camera, a new > line is added to /etc/fstab: > /dev/sda1 /mnt/camera auto noauto,owner,kudzu 0 0 > > Very nice, but the system doesn't mount the camera. Yes, because you have it configured not to: with 'noauto'. > nothing. So I need to do mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/camera for getting > access to the camera (only as root). > > So what is the point of the line in /etc/fstab ? It sets defaults for the mount command, which you can override if you want. > How can I get the system to mount the camera as non-root without > writing something everytime I plug it in ? You can try changing 'noauto,owner' to 'auto,user'. Not sure what happens if the camera is not connected. -- Hal Burgiss
