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

[Daniel da Veiga]

On 11/20/06, Stephen Liu <satimis@×××××.com> wrote:
> 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.
>

How about "emerge pmount"?

While you're at it:

man emerge
man portage

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