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I am not sure when this +</I>>>><i> started to happen but when, as a user, I try to unmount a USB drive +</I>>>><i> via the desktop icon I am told that I am not authorized to perform +</I>>>><i> that operation. After browsing bugzilla and the forums it looked +</I>>>><i> like the best way to get past this would be to use sudo. However, +</I>>>><i> editing the sudoers file always throws up a syntax error. I have +</I>>>><i> tried various commands based on examples but cannot get any to work. +</I>>>><i> +</I>>>><i> e.g. +</I>>>><i> +</I>>>><i> ALL /bin/umount NOPASSWD +</I>>>><i> %users /bin/umount NOPASSWD +</I>>>><i> %users localhost=/bin/umount NOPASSWD +</I>>>><i> +</I>>>><i> What is the correct recipe? RTFM only makes my old brain spin. +</I>>>><i> +</I>>>><i> Len +</I>>>><i> +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> try : +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> %users ALL=/bin/umount NOPASSWD: ALL +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> or maybe : +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> %users ALL=/bin/umount device NOPASSWD: ALL +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> where "device" is whatever the usb drive is mounted as. +</I>>><i> Not workable if "device" is variable. +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> Alternately, you could do : +</I>>><i> su +</I>>><i> (enter password) +</I>>><i> umount ... +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> As to why you are having the problem : +</I>>><i> It means that the drive was mounted with root privileges, or the +</I>>><i> privileges of another user. +</I>>><i> Thus it is requiring root privileges (or that of the other user) to +</I>>><i> unmount. +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> Was it plugged it when the system was booted ? That could cause it to +</I>>><i> have root privileges. +</I>>><i> Is it in a line the /etc/fstab file ? +</I>>><i> (if so, you just have to add the option "users" in the +</I>>><i> comma-separated list in the third position in the line.) +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> Or it could be a bug. +</I>>><i> +</I>><i> A bug seems doubtful because there do not seem to be any other reports +</I>><i> of this behaviour. I have been forced to take the direct su/password +</I>><i> route. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> The medium was plugged in at boot time but has been removed and +</I>><i> replugged a few times. I had not considered that point. What you are +</I>><i> saying is that removable media are treated as fixed if already plugged +</I>><i> in at boot time? This is starting to make sense. +</I> +It has happened to me in the past, although currently I have no problem +with a dvd that I sometimes have inserted on boot. (I use Gnome as +well, but haven't yet updated to mga2.) +If that is the cause, either something is not configured right or not +installed, or it is a bug. +If you have systemd activated, a configuration problem is not unlikely. + +><i> Will investigate fstab, edit if necessary and reboot without the +</I>><i> drive . And if that works, mend sudoers. +</I> +For fstab, the "users" option lets any user unmount the drive, even if +they didn't mount it. As well as mount it. It is a good option to use +for removable media. +><i> +</I>><i> Thanks +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Len +</I>><i> +</I>><i> +</I> + +-- +André + +</PRE> + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="007747.html">[Mageia-discuss] Cannot unmount media as user +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="007749.html">[Mageia-discuss] Cannot unmount media as user +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#7748">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#7748">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#7748">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#7748">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-discuss">More information about the Mageia-discuss +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |