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Subject: Re: Can't automount without being root
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Dwayne MacKinnon writes:
 > Hi folks,
 > 
 > I'm using KDE-3.5.8 on FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE. Since the HAL upgrade I can't 
 > automount as an "ordinary" user anymore. I get the following error message in 
 > Konqueror:
 > 
 > org.freedesktop.hal.storage.mount-removable no <-- (action, result)
 > 
 > Automounting as root is fine. My user, btw, is set up as a member of both the 
 > wheel and operator groups. 
 > 

I just posted my experiences with the upgrade to gnome 2.22 and
mentioned this trick:

 : My usb memory stick to automount would not automagically mount, even
 : though I'm in the operator group.  Some googling suggested that I
 : should add:
 :   <match action="org.freedesktop.halstorage.mount-removable">
 :    <return result="yes">
 :   </match>
 : to /usr/local/etc/PolicyKit/PolicyKit.conf.  Now my memory stick
 : mounts automagically.  Is this normally required?  Did I miss it in
 : the freebsd gnome FAQ or should it be added?

I don't know if it should have been necessary, but it seems to have
helped.

g.