I'll try to describe my problem in other words.
I have the right fstab file and I also have the right permissions for /usr/bin/ntfs-3g. I can mount removable media device with NTFS as a user from konsole typing “mount /media/flash”. But when I try to mount the same device from dolphin I get error described above. I got this error in konsole before I set proper permissions for /usr/bin/ntfs-3g.
So, then run Dolphin as root. One way is to do a menu Run Command and enter:
kdesu dolphin
I would do this as the folder /media/flash, if it exists, would be owned by a root user.
Thank You,
Yes, I can mount removable media from root’s dolphin. But it’s not a solution. Solution seems to be in “actions policy” module, but I don’t understand how to use it.
Yes, I can mount removable media from root’s dolphin. But it’s not a solution. Solution seems to be in “actions policy” module, but I don’t understand how to use it.
Your right, it isn’t really a solution. Maybe the answer to this lies with the KDE settings in System Settings > Actions Policy:
Open ‘org.freedesktop’ > The udisks Project. Locate ‘Mount a device’ and check that ‘Active Console’ is set to ‘Yes’, then ‘Apply’
‘Active Console’ is set to ‘Yes’ and two other are set to ‘no’.
'Active Console' is set to 'Yes' and two other are set to 'no'.
Those settings are ok.
Searching around, I found this KDE bug report.
Yes, I can mount USB drive in dolphin, if I remove corresponding line from fstab. But in this case I won’t be able to mount this drive from konsole, what is sometimes necessary.
Yes, I can mount USB drive in dolphin, if I remove corresponding line from fstab. But in this case I won't be able to mount this drive from konsole, what is sometimes necessary.
Removable media should not have fstab entries anyway. (That is intended for devices present at boot).
It should be possible to mount a removable device (eg /dev/sdb1) as a user with udisks from a console like this
udisks --mount /dev/sdb1
It will mount within /media tree.
To get info on your device partition
udisks --show-info /dev/sdb1
Thank you, maybe I’ll try to use udisks.
Sorry to dig this out.
I had the same problem. I installed openSuSE 11.4 from an external USB hard drive, containing a second partition. This partition got registered in fstab. Hence, I couldn’t mount it dynamically being a user.
All I had to do to solve the problem was to remove the fstab entry for that partition.
Hope this will help,
Mathieu