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lukjel_op
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 Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:14 pm Post subject: automount usb hard disk - proper priviledges |
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Hi!
I read about it on the forum (not only this one) but still I can't solve my problem.
I have external hard drive with usb. I want all users can read it. I also want to connect flash-drives, cards readers etc. and I want to make them visible and at least readable for users.
My current situation is: gnome + gnome-volume-manager + hal.
This works perfectly for root user...
I don't want to set up mount-points in fstab file - I just want to change DEFAULT settings.
I know I can use fdi files and policy... but how?
This is my last try:
(file /etc/hal/fdi/policy/90userpolicy.fdi)
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<deviceinfo version="0.2">
<device>
<match key="volume.fstype" string="ntfs">
<append key="volume.mount.valid_options" type="strlist">umask=</append>
<merge key="volume.mount_options" type="string">umask=0666</merge>
<merge key="volume.mount_option" type="string">umask=0666</merge>
</match>
</device>
</deviceinfo>
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It works - but still no effects (it works - hal-device shows these values in keys).
But it looks like my mounter doesn't care...
Please - any ideas? |
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Gremo
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Joined: 27 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 5:22 am Post subject: |
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| have you got problems with ALL usb sticks or only with your usb hard drive (maybe ntfs?)? |
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cconroy
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Joined: 26 Apr 2005
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| Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 2:50 pm Post subject: |
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| I'd like to see a good answer to this...I still have to hack up an fstab entry to get hal + gnome-volume-manager to actually mount something, and it's a pain in the ass. I've also got dead duplicate entries as a result of this (one for the fstab entry and one for what hal/udev create when the drive is actually mounted). everyone says not to use ivman becuase hal+udev+gnome-volume-manager should handle it, but the docs for hal rules are atrocious. the best I can do is hack up a udev rule to recognize my external and create an fstab entry for it. there has to be an easier way!!!! |
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simkin
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| Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 3:10 pm Post subject: |
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Gremo
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| Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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1) are you sure that hald and hotplug are in the default runlevel?
2) are you sure that your user is in plugdev and disk groups?
try also this (this will solve permissions problems with ntfs usb disks):
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# cd /usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/10osvendor/
# touch 21-ntfs-permissio21.fdi
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content of 21-ntfs-permissio21.fdi:
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<deviceinfo version="0.2">
<!-- Mount external ntfs drives with user privileges -->
<device>
<match key="block.is_volume" bool="true">
<match key="volume.fsusage" string="filesystem">
<match key="@block.storage_device:storage.no_partitions_hint" bool="false">
<match key="volume.partition.msdos_part_table_type" exists="true">
<match key="volume.partition.msdos_part_table_type" int="0x07">
<merge key="volume.mount_option" type="string">umask=0222</merge>
</match>
</match>
</match>
</match>
</match>
</device>
</deviceinfo>
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# nano /usr/share/hal/scripts/hal-system-storage-mount
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Just after the fi and before the commented echo (line 168), add the following line:
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fi
MOUNTOPTIONS="$MOUNTOPTIONS,$HAL_PROP_VOLUME_MOUNT_OPTION" #line added
# echo "options = '$MOUNTOPTIONS'"
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raylpc
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Joined: 07 Aug 2003
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Location: Toronto, Canada
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| Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks A LOT, Gremo! That fixed my problem right away. |
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Gremo
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| Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 10:11 pm Post subject: |
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| raylpc wrote: | | Thanks A LOT, Gremo! That fixed my problem right away. |
thanks to some men of fedora forums too! 
however, for some strange reasons, now i cannot automount anything in kde  check the thread above... |
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