[K12OSN] User access to local usb on FC5 + K12LTSP4.2 = imaginary files

[Jack Palmadesso]

To help make sure things are written to your devices try issuing the
command  "sync"  That should sync up any media that is mounted immediately.

Jack

On 4/9/06, Jim Christiansen <christiansen_j at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> It is working now.
>
> Ok, what I did was delete the Drives folder in the troubled homes then
> started testing out the usbstick for each of my three test users.  I think
> the best fix- I don't know why- is to have the disconnect script to
> remove-
> delete- the Drives folder after some short delay of a usbstick being
> unplugged.  The reason that I suggest some type of controlled delay after
> a
> stick is unplugged (for the Drives folder to be deleted) is that the first
> few times of writing something to a local usbstick I didn't wait long
> enough
> for the files to actually be written to the stick.  On my local usb
> access,
> a write to the usb drive causes a series of flashing, a pause, then maybe
> 5
> to 10 seconds later the actual write occurs to the stick (more flashing).
>
> Maybe this is some annoying FC5 thing- I dunno  :-)
>
> I hope this helps everyone figure out the new 4.2 goodies.  If I'm messed
> up- please someone tell me!
>
> Jim
> ================================================
>
>
> Hi Jim,
>
> A super busy time for you.  Congratulations to you and your team on the
> new
> 4.2.
>
> Here is what I get:
>
> [k at christiansens ~]$ id
> uid=502(k) gid=503(k) groups=100(users),102(fuse),503(k)
> [k at christiansens ~]$
>
> =====================================================
> still sounds like a group issue to me.
>
> If the user isn't  part of the 'fuse' group, then the usb stick won't
> really
> be mounted.
> But, the mount point is still there.  SO, if you copy anything to it,
> it'll
> actually be copied to your ~/Drives/mountpoint folder.  It'll never copy
> to
> the actual usb stick.
>
> Pick one of the users that isn't working, and pop open a terminal session
> and run 'id' and see what groups the user is part of.
>
> I'm guessing you won't see 'fuse' there.
>
> Jim McQuillan
> jam at Ltsp.org
>
>
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