On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 9:22 PM, Emanoil Kotsev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > --- On Tue, 10/21/08, Paul Cartwright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > From: Paul Cartwright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: USB ownership > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2008, 12:48 PM > > Emanoil Kotsev wrote: > > > Paul Cartwright wrote: > > > > > >> Andrei Popescu wrote: > > >>> On Mon,20.Oct.08, 17:06:25, Emanoil Kotsev > > wrote: > > >>> > > >>>> I suggested to use device by uuid > > >>>> > > >>>> > > /dev/disk/by-uuid/3fca395b-d75d-44ab-98be-9ec05b2e45fd > > >>>> /media/usb_2G_part3 auto > > users,noauto,atime,rw,nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0 > > >>> > > >>> You can shorten this a bit: > > >>> > > >>> UUID=3fca.... > > >>> > > >>> It's not much, but given that the UUID is > > already very long... > > >>> > > >> here is my /etc/fstab entry ( that works) > > >> UUID=686C-7E81 /media/usb_DAWGS vfat > > >> users,atime,rw,nodev,noexec,nosuid,noauto 0 0 > > >> > > >> ( that was all one line) > > >> > > >> in the /media folder is a file called .hal-mtab > > >> I was trying to add an entry in there for this, so > > my wife could unmount > > >> it, but I was not successful. The fstab entry > > still mounts it: > > >> > > >> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2008-08-16 15:14 > > usb_DAWGS > > >> > > >> > > > > > > For me the UUID= entry did not work > > > > > > The /dev/disk/by-uuid work > > > > > > Paul, the .hal entries are system entries they do not > > have to be set in > > > fstab > > > > > I tried adding that /dev/disk/by-uuid entry to .hal-mtab , > > but no change. > > I think the REAL way to do it would be with a > > /etc/udev/rules.d entry, > > but after looking at man udev and the 50.udev-rules file, > > it is way over > > my head. I give up. I'll just have to tell her to > > switch to my user to > > add entries, since I seem to own everything inserted. > > > > > > I don't think you have to mess up with the .hal entries > > the correct place would be /etc/fstab > > you need the /dev/disk .... entry in the fstab file > > I've tried it as I said it didn't work with UUID but with this entry in the > /etc/fstab file all was fine > > regards > > > > regards > > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I've read something about a year ago that adding an entry in fstab for usb sticks isn't such a good idea...can't remember the link though.YMMV.
