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On Tue, Aug 05, 2014 at 06:18:44PM -0700, Chris Stankevitz wrote |
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> Hello, |
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> Which package(s) do I need that allow: |
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> 1. A USB drive is inserted |
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> 2. The drive is mounted in some location automatically (e.g. /media/usbstick) |
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> 3. (2) happens even when the drive is an NTFS or FAT32 drive. |
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> 4. (1)-(3) happens even if I am not running a "GUI" |
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It can be done with udev rules. See webpage |
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http://www.tuxradar.com/answers/526#null The suggested udev rule is... |
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SUBSYSTEMS=="scsi", KERNEL=="sd[a-h][0-9]", |
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SYMLINK:="removable%n", RUN+="/usr/bin/pmount /dev/removable%n" |
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It sets up devices /dev/removable1, /dev/removable2, etc, depending on |
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the number of partitions on the USB device. The regular user should |
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able to unmount the device with the "pumount" command. I'm not certain, |
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but I believe that regular users need to be members of group "plugdev" |
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to be able to access and unmount the USB drive. |
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Because this is done independantly of the GUI, I don't think it'll set |
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up an icon automatically. |
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Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> |
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I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications |
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