Hi, I noticed that my /media directory has a few directories that are not used. Why and when were they created. Are they legacy from past. I run sid.
/media/NIKON D80 /media/RICOHDCX /media/sdd1 each of these directories, which don't seem to be used, has a hidden file named: .created_by_pmount, why? What are they for? Can I delete them without worrying about them? What created them? Now what is the purpose of these files/directories? They seem to be vestiges of the past. Like appendix or tonsils, or Meckles Diverticula. ********************** As background I have read about pmount, and indeed just tried it out, its very nice. I see that pmount enables me to mount devices not in fstab without being root. thus when i attach a sd memory card from my NIKON D80, I am able to do dmesg|tail SCSI device sde: 1000448 512-byte hdwr sectors (512 MB) sde: Write Protect is off sde: Mode Sense: 02 00 00 00 sde: assuming drive cache: write through SCSI device sde: 1000448 512-byte hdwr sectors (512 MB) sde: Write Protect is off sde: Mode Sense: 02 00 00 00 sde: assuming drive c then i can do pmount /dev/sde1 and i can access it as /media/sde1 similarly I can pumount /media/sde1 without su to root. this is all very nice. ****************** However, I have no idea what created the 3 directories which have these hidden files .created_by_pmount in /media. Moreover, if I attach a sd media card to my machine, I really don't need pmount, (actually I like to have pmount, cause i find it more convenient then using kde ...) because some KDE window opens up that has as a window title NIKON D80-KDE Daemon that offers to open a konqueror window with the directory of the contents of /media/NIKON\ D80-1 which then has the data on my media card. Notice that the /media/NIKON\ D80 directory with the .created_by_pmount file is blocking KDE daemon from creating NIKON\ D80 so it creates instead /media/NIKON\ D80-1! Also I once had a RICOHDCX camera card. This likely is related to the /media/RICOHDCX directory. Note I have no idea where /media/sdd1 comes from, though. I only see in dmesg Vendor: Generic Model: STORAGE DEVICE Rev: 9139 Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 00 sd 6:0:0:0: Attached scsi removable disk sdc Vendor: Generic Model: STORAGE DEVICE Rev: 9139 Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 00 sd 6:0:0:1: Attached scsi removable disk sdd Vendor: Generic Model: STORAGE DEVICE Rev: 9139 Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 00 sd 6:0:0:2: Attached scsi removable disk sde Vendor: Generic Model: STORAGE DEVICE Rev: 9139 Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 00 sd 6:0:0:3: Attached scsi removable disk sdf which probably corresponds to my sandisk usb 4x multitype memory card reader, but there is no device /dev/sdc1 on the machine by dmesg or fdisk -l. So to summarize, can I blow away these 3 directories and what created them? Thanks, Mitchell Laks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
