Automount USB key stopped working. Can someone post /etc/auto.master /etc/auto.misc?

beissemj · #1 17th January 2007, 09:12 PM

Ya so I can't automount my usbkey anymore. I have a feeling it's due to /etc/auto.master /etc/auto.misc being wrong. I think once I have those fixed it will work. Can somebody post theirs, or whatever else I need to get my automounting working again.

-beissemj

SilverLoz · #2 22nd January 2007, 05:43 PM

I had the exact same problem: USB memory key/thumbdrive/pendrive (whatever you want to call them!) used to automount and appear on desktop when inserted. One day stopped doing so. The answer found in this thread worked for me: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=136676

The solution was to type the following in a terminal:

Code:

chmod 000 /usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/gparted-disable-automount.fdi
service haldaemon restart

beissemj · #3 22nd January 2007, 09:18 PM

Ugh, finally! This was driving me crazy. Thanx so much!!!

Jim March · #4 24th January 2007, 12:13 AM

Question: is this something that can be done once and be done with it, or will it need to be kicked in once in a while? I wrote it up as a script with "su -" at the beginning, and made it an executable icon on my desktop, but is that necessary?

beissemj · #5 24th January 2007, 02:08 AM

I did it once and it has worked fine ever since. (over a week)