From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from fed1rmmtao102.cox.net ([68.230.241.44]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1HLM0F-0001GQ-00 for ; Sun, 25 Feb 2007 11:13:35 -0500 Received: from fed1rmimpo01.cox.net ([70.169.32.71]) by fed1rmmtao102.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.05.02.00 201-2174-114-20060621) with ESMTP id <20070225161305.CXGJ2670.fed1rmmtao102.cox.net@fed1rmimpo01.cox.net> for ; Sun, 25 Feb 2007 11:13:05 -0500 Received: from lnx2.holmesgrown.com ([70.162.12.128]) by fed1rmimpo01.cox.net with bizsmtp id TsD41W0052lltDi0000000; Sun, 25 Feb 2007 11:13:04 -0500 Received: from lnx3.holmesgrown.com ([192.168.1.5] ident=mail) by lnx2.holmesgrown.com with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1HLM4J-0002cN-66 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sun, 25 Feb 2007 09:17:47 -0700 Received: from steve by lnx3.holmesgrown.com with local (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1HLLzk-00016B-0C for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sun, 25 Feb 2007 09:13:04 -0700 Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 09:13:04 -0700 From: Steve Holmes To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Mounting USB memory stick problem Message-ID: <20070225161303.GC3997@lnx3.holmesgrown.com> Mail-Followup-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca References: <1172246020.13242.1.camel@sparky> <45DF7CDE.1050605@proficio.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <45DF7CDE.1050605@proficio.ca> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.12-2006-07-14 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 16:13:35 -0000 Question to clarify: if the mount option is set to auto, the system would attempt to mount at boot time whether or not the device is plugged in; right? The other question is is there a way to have the mount take place automatically when you plug the device in later? I'm thinking one would have to modify the USB hotplug stuff to invoke the mount command. On Fri, Feb 23, 2007 at 06:46:38PM -0500, Doug Sutherland wrote: > The /etc/fstab defines the mounts, whether they auto mount > or not (auto, noauto), and who can access who can access > (owner, users). Here is an example: > > /dev/sda /mnt/flash vfat noauto,users,rw 0 0 > > Note the keyword users. The other alternative is owner, > which would be root. Also note the keyword noauto, that > means don't automatically mount, you could use auto. > > Chris Norman wrote: > nemory stick in the bus and it would just mount, > now I have to mount it as root > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- HolmesGrown Solutions The best solutions for the best price! http://holmesgrown.ld.net/