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jonfr
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 Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 12:38 am Post subject: Update bug prevent KDE mounting of any USB device [solved] |
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After I installed software updates I am now unable to mount any USB device that I connect to my computer. The error is that KDE refuses to mount an USB device.
Using the mount command however works normally. But I can't move files from my phones or usb sticks using that way (due to root being owner). I don't remember what was changed during the update in KDE (my Desktop). My user is in the usb group as it should have been. I have not yet tested DVD/CD yet if this also applies there. I am not sure what the problem is, but I have been reading that this might have something to do with sys-fs/udisks version problem.
At least I need to resolve this. I am running the following kernel version.
| Code: | uname -a
Linux jupiter 3.8.13 #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Nov 25 00:52:14 CET 2013 x86_64 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+ AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux
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Thanks for the help.
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tryn
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| Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 2:33 am Post subject: |
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jonfr
Did you also update sys-auth/polkit at the same time as the KDE items?
If you did you might look at this file.
| Code: | | # nano -w /usr/share/polkit-1/actions/org.freedesktop.udisks2.policy |
I had a problem after updating and edited this file by changing most of the parts that say auth_admin to " yes ".
This lets me mount them by clicking on the icon.
But I'm the only person that has access to this computer so I have no problem changing things.
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jonfr
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| Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 9:27 am Post subject: |
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I've got this polkit software version installed.
| Code: | sys-auth/polkit-kde-agent
Latest version available: 0.99.0-r1
Latest version installed: 0.99.0-r1
Size of files: 33 kB
Homepage: http://www.kde.org
Description: PolKit agent module for KDE.
License: GPL-2
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| Code: | sys-auth/polkit
Latest version available: 0.112-r1
Latest version installed: 0.112-r1
Size of files: 1,395 kB
Homepage: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/polkit
Description: Policy framework for controlling privileges for system-wide services
License: LGPL-2
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I also got this version of udisks installed.
| Code: | sys-fs/udisks
Latest version available: 2.1.2
Latest version installed: 2.1.2
Size of files: 878 kB
Homepage: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/udisks
Description: Daemon providing interfaces to work with storage devices
License: GPL-2
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I didn't see anything that I could change to "yes" in the configuration file of sys-auth/polkit.
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Apheus
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| Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 9:46 am Post subject: |
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What does the udisks command line say?
| Code: | | udisksctl mount -b /dev/sdb1 |
If this fails, it is not a KDE problem but a problem in the polkit rules or with udisks generally. You should be able to find out the block device of your usb disk (sdb/sdc etc.) with dmesg, after you inserted the device. |
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jonfr
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| Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 10:19 am Post subject: |
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I did manage to fix this. The solution is going to KDE System settings -> System Control -> Action Policy -> org.freedesktop -> The udisks project > Mount a filesystem -> Change "Any" to "Yes" and "Active Console" to "Yes". It is necessary to log in as root in order to change this settings. After that it is possible to mount usb sticks, mobile phones and such as normal user.
Thanks for all the help.  |
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