On 10/08/04, at 14:11 +0100, Andy Green <fedora@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Tuesday 10 August 2004 13:35, Daniel Stonier wrote: > > Another way to do it is use the automounter. For example, to automount at > > /mnt/usb/flash > > > > - Create a mount point (directory): /mnt/usb > > - Edit auto.master to include the line > > /mnt/usb /etc/auto.usb --timeout 5 > > - Copy auto.misc to auto.usb > > - Comment/delete everything out in auto.usb and include the line > > flash -fstype=ext3 :/dev/sda1 > > (Change fstype to whatever you have, I typically format my usb drives as > > soon as I get them) > > - Then run, service autofs start (might want to start this up at bootup, > > easy to run redhat-config-services) > > Usbautocam should set up automount for you. > > Didier, what is in your /etc/auto.misc and /etc/auto.master? /etc/auto.misc -------------------------------------------------------------------------- # $Id: auto.misc,v 1.2 1997/10/06 21:52:04 hpa Exp $ # This is an automounter map and it has the following format # key [ -mount-options-separated-by-comma ] location # Details may be found in the autofs(5) manpage cd -fstype=iso9660,ro,nosuid,nodev :/dev/cdrom # the following entries are samples to pique your imagination #linux -ro,soft,intr ftp.example.org:/pub/linux #boot -fstype=ext2 :/dev/hda1 #floppy -fstype=auto :/dev/fd0 #floppy -fstype=ext2 :/dev/fd0 #e2floppy -fstype=ext2 :/dev/fd0 #jaz -fstype=ext2 :/dev/sdc1 #removable -fstype=ext2 :/dev/hdd # added by usbautocam script # uid/gid=99=nobody usbautocam -fstype=vfat,nosuid,nodev,sync,dirsync,uid=99,gid=99,umask=000 :/dev/sda1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- /etc/auto.master -------------------------------------------------------------------------- # /etc/auto.master # mountpoint map options # see also: man 8 autofs /mnt/auto/autofs /etc/auto.tero --timeout=4 # added by usbautocam script /misc /etc/auto.misc -t2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Is > > rpm -q hotplug (didier@microtronyx:didier)$ rpm -q hotplug hotplug-2003_08_05-1 > > showing hotplug installed? > > What does uname -r show? > (didier@microtronyx:didier)$ uname -r 2.4.22-1.2115.nptl Thanks for the reply Andy. With kind regards, Didier. --- PhD student. Singapore Synchrotron Light Source (SSLS) 5 Research Link, Singapore 117603 Email: didierbe at sps dot nus dot edu dot sg Web: http://ssls.nus.edu.sg
