From: | thegeezer <thegeezer@×××××××××.net> | ||
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To: | gentoo-user@l.g.o | ||
Subject: | Re: [gentoo-user] Automounting USB drives | ||
Date: | Sun, 17 Aug 2014 19:24:20 | ||
Message-Id: | 53F10149.2080608@thegeezer.net | ||
In Reply to: | Re: [gentoo-user] Automounting USB drives by Alan McKinnon |
1 | > |
2 | > udisks |
3 | +1 |
4 | > |
5 | > Google knows enough about it to lead you to the nirvana state of |
6 | > increased understanding. |
7 | > |
8 | +1 |
9 | |
10 | very loosely: |
11 | udisks needs polkit to check the current user is authorised to mount |
12 | internal drives or usb drives (this threw me at first as there are two |
13 | rules you need to assign) |
14 | |
15 | udisks uses dbus for the notification of disconnect / connect to/from |
16 | the desktop environment. |
17 | |
18 | icon on the desktop depends on the desktop you have - but this should be |
19 | automagic |
20 | |
21 | hth |