2009/10/25 Rod Rook <rod.rook@xxxxxxxxx>: > > > On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 3:51 PM, Ryan Lynch <ryan.b.lynch@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 16:41, Aaron Konstam <akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> wrote: >> > On Sun, 2009-10-25 at 12:28 -0500, Rod Rook wrote: >> >> Is there any way I can configure Fedora 10 to mount not all but >> >> certain hard drives automatically? >> >> >> >> There must a config file somewhere. >> >> >> >> Thank you for your input in advance. >> > Is this not what fstab allows you to do? >> >> Aaron, >> >> The OP mentioned "automount" in the subject line. I assume that he >> wants to use the automounter because he doesn't want to have to create >> a separate /etc/fstab entry for every single current and future >> device. As far as I know, '/etc/fstab' can't help with this. >> >> Does that sound right, Rod? >> >> As for how to actually configure the automounter: No idea, sorry. >> >> -Ryan >> > > Yes, you are right, Ryan. > If I knew the name of the program that auto-mounts the hard drives, I could > do some research on that. > > Do you have any idea? > I think HAL does the auto-mounting although there are several front-ends like gnome-mount/gnome-umount for Gnome or thunar-volman for XFCE, ( I also like gigolo in XFCE, very useful for remote folders) I haven't fooled around with any of these though. I have used all of them just with the default configurations and most of the time they have "just worked" (TM). If you intend to poke around with HAL, you might want to also look into Device-Kit ( I maybe wrong about the name, but its something similar) as this is going to replace HAL F-12 onwards. GL -- Suvayu Open source is the future. It sets us free. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
