On Mon June 11 2007 18:31:06 Thompson Freeman wrote: > As a regular user (ie. not root) under F7, if I insert a cd or > DVD into the drive, or attach a usb external drive, the system > will recognize the media, but fail to mount with an error of > > Error org.freedesktop.Hal.PerissionDenied > > popped up on the desktop. Further information is available which > declares "Permission denied: Not in active session" > > When logged in as root, this process happens with no problem. > > Attempting to trouble shoot this is getting nowhere fast, and I > have found zilch on the web on regarding this situation. This > could turn into the show stopper for F7 for me. > > FWIW, I can mount the media manually after su -ing to root. I seen this some months back in rawhide and was reported in #229465 & #232674 both were resolved but not on my box until I read somewhere to search for and remove the file gparted-disable-automount.fdi this worked for me. reopen these bugs if your problem persists. ...dex ___________________________________________________________ Try the all-new Yahoo! Mail. "The New Version is radically easier to use" ? The Wall Street Journal http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html