Re: [gentoo-user] How to allow user to mount USB enclosure

[Stephen Liu]

Hi Richard,

Tks for your advice.

> On 11/20/06, Etaoin Shrdlu <shrdlu@×××××××××××××.org> wrote:
> > On Monday 20 November 2006 17:25, Stephen Liu wrote:
> > > I have a HD mounted on USB enclosure.  Please advise how to allow
> > > user=satimis to mount the USB enclosure (USB drive).  Tks
> >
> > man mount and look for the "user" or "users" option. If you want
> only
> > that user to mount the devices, look at the "owner" and the "group"
> > options.
>
> Alternatively, add satimis to the group plugdev, and mount using
> pmount.


$ cat /etc/group | grep plugdev
plugdev:x:1004:haldaemon,satimis
* end *

It is there already.


$ pmount /dev/sda1 /media/disk
bash: pmount: command not found
* end *

$ su
Password:
# emerge --search pmount
Searching...
[ Results for search key : pmount ]
[ Applications found : 1 ]

*  sys-apps/pmount
      Latest version available: 0.9.9
      Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ]
      Size of files: 407 kB
      Homepage:      http://www.piware.de/projects.shtml
      Description:   Policy based mounter that gives the ability to
mount removable devices as a user
      License:       GPL-2
* end *


# emerge install pmount
Calculating dependencies
emerge: there are no ebuilds to satisfy "install".
* end *


# emerge install sys-apps/pmount
Calculating dependencies
emerge: there are no ebuilds to satisfy "install".
* end *


Can't proceed further.


B.R.
Stephen



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