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user cannot mount usb devices

Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 10:18 am
by vortex1
i do run debian 7 with lxde and i am facing a problem when users try to see the usb devices.
they cannot mount it at all and it pops up a message (attached).
is there a way to solve this issue?
also when the user tries to see another partition (such as windows) it asks for the root passwd, and i would like to stop that since i am the only user in the system.

Re: user cannot mount usb devices

Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 3:34 pm
by Rex Bouwense
The message that you posted in your attachment directs you to a frequently asked question page that explains how to hotplug and automount NTFS devices. Did you try that?

Re: user cannot mount usb devices

Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 5:30 pm
by seppalta
Use the mount command (see http://lxlinux.com/#24).
The details are as follows. Gparted can be used to find the partition assigned the usb, say it is /dev/sdb1. Use mkdir to make a mount directory, say /media/usb1,

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sudo mkdir /media/usb1
. In this instance the mount command would be

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sudo mount /dev/sdb1 /media/usb1
.

Re: user cannot mount usb devices

Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 6:04 pm
by vortex1
sudoers can do that.
is it possible to make it work without sudo?
just plain user

Re: user cannot mount usb devices

Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2014 7:58 am
by vortex1
is there an update on how can a user mount a hard drive or a usb flash, witout being a sudoer?