On Tue, Sep 20, 2005 at 11:45:59AM -0500, Mike McCarty wrote: > Deepak Shrestha wrote: > >Hi, > > > >In my FC4, I have made a link to floppy device (KDE) > >but coundn't mount it (in user mode). when I try to > >mount the floppy, KDE ends up with error > > > >------------------------- > >Could not mount device > > > >The reported error was > > > >mount: I couln't determine the the filesystem type, > >and none was specified > >------------------------- > > > >but if i mount it from command line in su mode its > >fine. it seems like users are not permitted. how do I > >make the users be able to mount the flopy in > >read/write mode? > > > >my fstab looks like this > >------ > >/dev/fd0 /media/floppy auto > > pamconsole,exec,noauto,managed 0 0 > >/dev/hdd /media/cdrecorder auto > > pamconsole,exec,noauto,managed 0 0 > >--------- > > > >I wonder why my cdwriter is working perfectly in user > >mode. It can burn CDs without any error. > > The burner program probably runs suid root. > > > > >Any Suggestion? > > Try editing /etc/fstab (as root) to have ",user" after > ",managed" > > Mike Boy am I confused. I hope some one can straighten this out: 1. the user option allows users to mount. See man fstab for that information. 2. Since the /dev/fd0 is managed, which means that it is managed by fstab-sync and option you add like user to the fstab file will disappear the next time you reboot. You need to have user added through entries in the fstab-sync i(or hal) related files. 2. Now the clincher. My fstab entry looks just like the one above and I can mount /media/floppy as a normal user. So my confusion. Or I am all wet and someone will correct me. -- ======================================================================= By protracting life, we do not deduct one jot from the duration of death. -- Titus Lucretius Carus ------------------------------------------- Aaron Konstam Computer Science Trinity University telephone: (210)-999-7484
