Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 12:40:01 -0400 From: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@freebsd.org> To: Volker <volker@vwsoft.com> Cc: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: gnome-mount unmount problem Message-ID: <4623A6E1.2090504@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <46238457.8010202@vwsoft.com> References: <462356A9.2070604@vwsoft.com> <462371C9.7040903@freebsd.org> <46238457.8010202@vwsoft.com>
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Volker wrote: > On 04/16/07 14:53, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote: >> Volker wrote: >>> Hi again... >>> >>> While I've experienced trouble with gnome-mount, I probably shot >>> myself into the foot (or have found another gnome-mount bug?). >>> >>> When logging into gdm, gnome-mount is mounting all volumes it can >>> find (can this be configured in any way?). When trying to unmount >>> such an automounted volume, I'm getting: >>> >>> gnome-mount --no-ui --block --unmount --verbose --device >>> /dev/label/xchange >>> gnome-mount 0.6 >>> libhal-storage.c 1330 : INFO: called LIBHAL_FREE_DBUS_ERROR but >>> dbusError was not set. >>> ** (gnome-mount:1402): DEBUG: Unmounting >>> /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_uuid_DB29_8A68 >>> ** (gnome-mount:1402): DEBUG: Setting up 750ms timer for Flushing >>> Cache dialog >>> ** (gnome-mount:1402): DEBUG: in unmount_done : user_data = 0x0 >>> >>> ** (gnome-mount:1402): WARNING **: Unmount failed for >>> /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_uuid_DB29_8A68: >>> org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Volume.PermissionDenied : Volume mounted >>> by uid UNKNOWN cannot be unmounted by uid 1001. >>> >>> This is the same with any automounted volume (either FAT, NTFS). I'm >>> always getting "...mounted by uid UNKNOWN...". >>> >>> Unmounting these gnome automounted volumes as root, gives me the >>> chances to manually mount and unmount them properly from the panel. >>> These mounts are really done by gnome, as I've checked the mount >>> status before logging into gdm. >>> >>> Last week while trying to find a solution for the gnome-mount NTFS >>> problem, I've changed polkitd and hal permissions to >>> Allow=gid:operator but AFAIR this has been the only change. As there >>> are not many settings for HAL, polkit and gnome-mount, I'm not quite >>> sure if this is my mistake or if it's a bug. >>> >>> Any hints on how to hunt this? >> What version of hal do you have installed, and when did you last restart >> it? >> >> Joe >> > > Joe, > > sorry for not posting this info. I'm using latest hal from ports: > hal-0.5.8.20070403 > > As this is my notebook, it's restarted on a daily basis. My desktop > machine (also using Gnome2, latest) does not automount everything it > can find so I'm unable to recreate the problem on that desktop. > > The main question is: Why or when does gnome-mount automount volumes > and how does one disable automounting? If gnome-mount would not > automount on startup, volumes can be mounted and unmounted without > error. If it does automount, I'm receiving the error message > "mounted by uid UNKNOWN". gnome-volume-manager is responsible for mounting file systems. How many instances or g-v-m are you running? Do you have any other scripts or session instances that start gnome-mount? Joe -- Joe Marcus Clarke FreeBSD GNOME Team :: gnome@FreeBSD.org FreeNode / #freebsd-gnome http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome
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