F7 automount DVD/CD/usb drive problem I am unable to fix yet

dexter ddmbox2 at yahoo.co.uk
Mon Jun 11 18:31:51 UTC 2007


On Mon June 11 2007 18:31:06 Thompson Freeman wrote:
> As a regular user (ie. not root) under F7, if I insert a cd or
> DVD into the drive, or attach a usb external drive, the system
> will recognize the media, but fail to mount with an error of
>
> 	Error org.freedesktop.Hal.PerissionDenied
>
> popped up on the desktop. Further information is available which
> declares "Permission denied: Not in active session"
>
> When logged in as root, this process happens with no problem.
>
> Attempting to trouble shoot this is getting nowhere fast, and I
> have found zilch on the web on regarding this situation. This
> could turn into the show stopper for F7 for me.
>
> FWIW, I can mount the media manually after su -ing to root.

I seen this some months back in rawhide and was reported in #229465 & #232674
both were resolved but not on my box until I read somewhere to search for and 
remove the file gparted-disable-automount.fdi this worked for me. reopen 
these bugs if your problem persists.


...dex



		
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