On 07/07/14 22:44, Tim wrote: > Allegedly, on or about 06 July 2014, lee sent: >> Why would anyone but root be allowed to mount something? > Because *I* put a CD, DVD, USB drive, into *my* computer, logged in as > *myself*... > > If I have to be root, or gain root privileges, to do such a basic > requirement, these days, then security is being busted by either knowing > the root password, or being allowed to use my own password for such a > hazardous thing. > If folks would reference the other thread entitled "Camera mounting" they may discover the partial answer. With maybe a tiny bit of investigation. The OP was booting their system to multi-user.target, a.k.a. run level 3. So..... Boot to multi-user.target login startxfce4 insert USB drive icon appears on desktop click on icon, system requests authentication logout/login startx (default for me is KDE) insert USB drive USB drive is auto-mounted under /run/media/$user/something Boot to graphical.target login selecting xfce4 as desktop insert USB drive icon appears on desktop click on icon, USB drive is auto-mounted under /run/media/$user/something I leave it up to xfce users to determine the difference between the 2 starting methods. :-) -- If you can't laugh at yourself, others will gladly oblige. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
