2008/4/2 Mikkel L. Ellertson <mikkel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > max bianco wrote: > > > > > On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 9:41 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan > > > > > > > > > > If it was just a permissions problem, 'mount' would give an error > > > message. Likewise if it wasn't in the user's path (it's possible though > > > unlikely that $PATH gets him a different version of 'mount'; using > > > '/bin/mount' would get round that). > > > > > > poc > > > > > > > > He is saying that mount works as root and not a regular user but once > > its mounted it works for the user, usually that is a permissions > > issue. I know F8 you get an error message but he is on FC6. > > > > Max > > > > > I thought that it was listed in fstab with the user(s) option, the way his > is, that the mount command was run as root, as long as you ran "mount <mount > point>" or "mount <device>". On the other hand, using the format "mount > <device> <mount point>" requires root permissions. But I have not used > entries in /fstab for removable devices for a while - I use HAL instead. > > I am not sure what his fstab should look like but as far as using the mount command I have always found that you have to be root or have permission explicitly granted. I plug in my external drive and it just automounts for me, i don't remember doing anything special to get this to work, but apparently this was not the case in FC6, i have never used FC6. Hopefully he will let us know what happened. Max
