Hi! Anno domini 2021 Sun, 14 Mar 14:12:48 +0200 Nick Koretsky scripsit: > On Sun, 14 Mar 2021 12:16:27 +0100 > "Dr. Nikolaus Klepp" <office@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > Yesterday I did a dist-upgrade. Today I'm greeted with an error message > > > from konqueror when I connect a usb flash drive: > > > > > > Unable to mount this device. > > > Technische Details: > > > org.freedesktop.UDisks2.Error.NotAuthorizedCanObtain: Not authorized to > > > perform operation > > > > > > Any idea where this comes from and what I can do to resolve that > > > problem? Mounting/unmounting worked prior to the update. > > > > > Addon: > > > > $ udisksctl mount -b /dev/sdb > > ==== AUTHENTICATING FOR org.freedesktop.udisks2.filesystem-mount === > > Legitimierung ist zum Einhängen von Generic Flash Disk (/dev/sdb) > > notwendig Authenticating as: ,,, (nik) > > Password: > > ==== AUTHENTICATION COMPLETE === > > Mounted /dev/sdb at /media/8GB > > nik@t61:~$ > > > > Why the heck is it asking me for my password ??? > > > > > > You need to modify org.freedesktop.UDisks2.policy (probably > at /usr/share/polkit-1/actions but this could be distro specific) > > Search in for org.freedesktop.udisks2.filesystem-mount, then scroll down to <defaults> > block and replace whatever auth rule there is with "yes", like this: > <allow_any>yes</allow_any> > <allow_inactive>yes</allow_inactive> > <allow_active>yes</allow_active> > Now that worked perfectly :) I do not ask who to hell thinks changing that settings is a good idea. And moving it to a place where nobody would look. I realy do not ask this. As I know, freedesktop has something to do with GNOMEs - a species I do not especially like. Nik -- Please do not email me anything that you are not comfortable also sharing with the NSA, CIA ... ____________________________________________________ tde-users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Web mail archive available at https://mail.trinitydesktop.org/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx