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Date:      Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:00:10 -0200
From:      Ramiro Caso <misha_78@hotmail.com>
To:        <rsmith@xs4all.nl>, <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   RE: Cannot perform user mounts after upgrade
Message-ID:  <BAY102-W9C5BF3F784599C107E7A7E1CE0@phx.gbl>
In-Reply-To: <20090120185629.GA84722@slackbox.xs4all.nl>
References:  <BAY102-W171EBA042719112EF65F0AE1D30@phx.gbl> <44priholzz.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> <20090120185629.GA84722@slackbox.xs4all.nl>

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> Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:56:29 +0100
> From: rsmith@xs4all.nl
> To: freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org
> CC: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; misha_78@hotmail.com
> Subject: Re: Cannot perform user mounts after upgrade
> 
> On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 01:44:48PM -0500, Lowell Gilbert wrote:
> > > The mount point still has the same ownership (me) and permissions (755) as
> > > before. Both /etc/devfs.rules, /etc/rc.conf and /etc/sysctl.conf have the
> > > relevant lines for allowing user mounts, namely:
> > >
> > > /etc/sysctl.conf    ==>  vfs.usermount=1
> > > /etc/devfs.rules    ==>  [localrules=10]
> > >                          add path 'da*s*' mode 0660 group usb
> > > /etc/rc.conf        ==>  devfs_system_ruleset="localrules"
> > >
> > > I don't recall this being necessary, but I also have devd enabled in rc.conf,
> > > although with no special rules for umass in devd.conf. Needless to say, I belong
> > > to group usb. This configuration worked before just fine. Any ideas?
> > 
> > You certainly always needed permissions on a device to be able to mount
> > it.  For a device already present at boot time, you would need an entry
> > in devfs.rules.  For a device plugged in later, you would instead need
> > devd to know how to handle it.
> 
> For stuff available at boot you should use devfs.conf. The devfs.rules
> file is for devices that are plugged in later.


Thank you both for taking the time to answer!! Finally, the rule in devfs.rules was ok, but the file itself was a little bit messy. I cleaned it up, and it works perfectly now... sorry for the inconvenience, and thanks again!!
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