On Thu, 9 Sep 2004 06:05:17 -0700 (PDT), Steve G <linux_4ever@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I hand edit my /etc/fstab to only have these disks: /dev/sda3, /dev/sda5. I > really do not want anything else accessible to the system...its a security > violation in my view. The sad part is that it did not recognize the cdrom which > is /dev/hdc. Sounds to me like you need to either complete disable hal or invest some time into learning how to configure hal for your local system policy to show only devices of your choosing. -jef