Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:11:21 -0700 From: George Hartzell <hartzell@alerce.com> To: Dwayne MacKinnon <dmk@ncf.ca> Cc: kde-freebsd@kde.org, freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can't automount without being root Message-ID: <18413.17113.9087.709476@almost.alerce.com> In-Reply-To: <200803281333.07205.dmk@ncf.ca> References: <200803281333.07205.dmk@ncf.ca>
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Dwayne MacKinnon writes: > Hi folks, > > I'm using KDE-3.5.8 on FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE. Since the HAL upgrade I can't > automount as an "ordinary" user anymore. I get the following error message in > Konqueror: > > org.freedesktop.hal.storage.mount-removable no <-- (action, result) > > Automounting as root is fine. My user, btw, is set up as a member of both the > wheel and operator groups. > I just posted my experiences with the upgrade to gnome 2.22 and mentioned this trick: : My usb memory stick to automount would not automagically mount, even : though I'm in the operator group. Some googling suggested that I : should add: : <match action="org.freedesktop.halstorage.mount-removable"> : <return result="yes"> : </match> : to /usr/local/etc/PolicyKit/PolicyKit.conf. Now my memory stick : mounts automagically. Is this normally required? Did I miss it in : the freebsd gnome FAQ or should it be added? I don't know if it should have been necessary, but it seems to have helped. g.
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