--- dan <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > John H. wrote: > > it doens't, it's done dynamically, as I mentioned. > > > > take for instance floppy and cdrom entries > > > > > > /dev/hdc /media/cdrecorder > auto > > pamconsole,exec,noauto,managed 0 0 > > /dev/fd0 /media/floppy > auto > > pamconsole,exec,noauto,managed 0 0 > > > > > > --- dan <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > >>John H. wrote: > >> > >>>Ok, fc2/fc3, by default, when you insert a usb > >> > >>thumb > >> > >>>drive or whatever, creates a dir in /media, and > in > >>>nautilus, an icon you can click on to mount the > >>>device, and access. > >>> > >>>however, apparently due to some recent updates, > my > >>>fc3, only root can mount those things in /media > >>>anymore, despite the dirs being created > >> > >>automatically, > >> > >>>like /media/usbdisk. The dir is created, but > only > >>>root can mount. > >>> > >>> > >>>how do I get users to be able to mount them > again? > >>> > >> > >>What does /etc/fstab say for the mountpoint > /media? > >> > >>Thanks > >>-dant > >> > > > Please bottom-post. > > It doesn't matter how it's done... but you need a > user flag in there, > such as: > > /dev/hdc /media/cdrecorder auto > user,pamconsole,exec,noauto,managed 0 0 > > You have to tell the system to allow "users" to > mount this. > > "... (from man mount) > user - Allow an ordinary user to mount the file > system. The name of the > mounting user is written to mtab so that he can > unmount the file system > again. This option implies the options noexec, > nosuid, and nodev > (unless overridden by subsequent options, as in the > option line > user,exec,dev,suid). > > users - Allow every user to mount and unmount the > file system. This > option implies the options noexec, nosuid, and nodev > (unless overridden > by subsequent options, as in the option line > users,exec,dev,suid). > ..." > > Thanks > -dant > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > that's the thing, I can, right now, mount cdrecorder and floppy as user. I cannot, any longer, mount usb disks as user. I cannot edit fstab entriesf or it, because they don't appear until I stick the usb device in a port. It's not an fstab entry issue, because when it did work, fstab was no different then. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
