Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 16:56:56 -0600 From: "Jeremy Messenger" <mezz7@cox.net> To: "Michael Nottebrock" <lofi@freebsd.org> Cc: molnarcs@gmail.com, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HAL with new kdebase (permission problems) Message-ID: <op.tkxl06hk9aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com> In-Reply-To: <200612212325.29958.lofi@freebsd.org> References: <200612212154.27696.molnarcs@gmail.com> <200612212325.29958.lofi@freebsd.org>
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On Thu, 21 Dec 2006 16:25:26 -0600, Michael Nottebrock <lofi@freebsd.org> wrote: > On Thursday, 21. December 2006 21:54, Csaba Molnar wrote: >> Hello! >> >> I installed kdebase with HAL support - it is still greyed out in >> kcontrol, >> but seems to work. > > That's normal - the ability to switch from HAL to fstab and back at > runtime > disappeared a while ago, but nobody ever removed the checkbox. > >> However, when I try to mount an usb memory stick, it >> complains about a permission problem. > > First up, make sure you have the latest version of kdebase, > kdebase-3.5.5_1. > > Then check /usr/ports/UPDATING - I added a few HAL-specific issues to the > latest entry for kdebase. > >> Mounting it in a traditional way works. > > Does that mean you have an /etc/fstab entry for it? That needs to go, hal > refuses to mount devices listed in fstab (commenting it out will work, > too). > >> My user is in groups wheel and >> operator, vfs.usermount is on > > Just FYI, vfs.usermount is not required for mounting devices with HAL, > neither > is any group membershit. You have to be in operator group for automatic mount. As for the vfs.usermount, not need but I would suggesst to keep it. http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/faq2.html#q19 Cheers, Mezz -- mezz7@cox.net - mezz@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD GNOME Team - FreeBSD Multimedia Hat (ports, not src) http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome/ - gnome@FreeBSD.org http://wiki.freebsd.org/multimedia - multimedia@FreeBSD.org
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