[SOLVED] User Privledges

AudioMechanic · 06-24-2010, 10:14 AM

Hi everyone. I hope you all are doing well!

I setup a VNC between my Macbook (running OS 10.4) and my Mandriva 2010.0 box. I'm using the FreeNX server on the Mandriva box and the NX Client on the Macbook.

I can connect fine from the Macbook to the Mandriva box fine but the issue I'm having is accessing the DVD drive on the Mandriva box in Dolphin. When I try to access a disk in the drive, I get a prompt for the root password. When I enter the root password, I can access the drive fine. However, I want the user to be able to access it without root privedges. The reason is due to needing the drive to be accessable to a Windows program in Wine. I CAN access the drive as the user when logged into the console but not over the VNC.

I have already added the user to the cdrom and cdwritre groups in the /etc/groups file but no change. I can mount the drive in the command line and also access it using tools like k9copy, but not dolphin (without root).

I think this might be an issue with PolicyKit but I know nothing about it. I do know that I cannot change any settings in the PolicyKit GUI in Desktop Settings > Advanced > PolicyKit Authorization.

I would very much like for this user to have the same ability over the VNC as it does at the console concerning the DVD drive.

Thanks in advance!!!

Have a great day, everyone.

AudioMechanic · 06-24-2010, 02:00 PM

Thank you to the Mod who moved the thread. I wasn't sure where to put it to get the best exposure.

win32sux · 06-24-2010, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AudioMechanic

Thank you to the Mod who moved the thread. I wasn't sure where to put it to get the best exposure.

No problem. Good luck!

AudioMechanic · 06-25-2010, 07:34 AM

SOLVED!

I had to add the bold text to /etc/PolicyKit/PolicyKit.conf:

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!-- -*- XML -*- -->

<!DOCTYPE pkconfig PUBLIC "-//freedesktop//DTD PolicyKit Configuration 1.0//EN"
"http://hal.freedesktop.org/releases/PolicyKit/1.0/config.dtd">

<!-- See the manual page PolicyKit.conf(5) for file format -->

<config version="0.1">

<match action="org.freedesktop.hal.storage.mount-removable">
    <match user="remote">
      <return result="yes"/>
      </match>
  </match> 

<match action="org.freedesktop.hal.storage.mount-fixed">
    <match user="remote">
      <return result="yes"/>
      </match>
  </match>

</config>

After that, I did service haldaemon restart as root. Fixed it right up!

win32sux · 06-25-2010, 02:26 PM

Thanks for taking the time to share the solution with everyone!