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On Wednesday 23 July 2008, Neil Bothwick wrote: |
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> On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:40:37 +0100, Mick wrote: |
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> > > pmount thinks your drive is not removable, so refuses to allow |
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> > > mounting for security reasons. The fix is to add it |
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> > > to /etc/pmount.allow. |
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> > Thanks. Is this a new feature? Unless my memory fails me I never had |
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> > to edit /etc/pmount.allow previously to be able to pmount/pumount this |
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> > same device. |
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> It's been around for ages. This is more likely a HAL change that now |
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> causes this device to be considered non-removable. |
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I haven't updated hal for some time now. But . . . not sure how to explain |
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this - genlop shows that the last time I updated hal was: |
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Tue Nov 13 20:43:45 2007 >>> sys-apps/hal-0.5.9.1-r3 |
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However, eix -l has a different idea: |
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Installed versions: 0.5.9.1-r3(06:39:10 04/15/08)(acpi crypt kernel_linux |
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pcmcia -debug -dell -disk-partition -doc -kernel_FreeBSD -selinux) |
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Will it be easier if I also blame kernel 2.6.25-r6 instead? :p |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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