umount permission

kniwor · 01-22-2007, 08:13 PM

ok, when i connect my pendrive to slackware, it mounts is automatically, now i want it so that any normal user can unmount it, pls tell mw how to do this

The_Outlander · 01-22-2007, 10:08 PM

Close the directory and right click the device icon > unmount.

kniwor · 01-23-2007, 02:11 AM

I need the unmount command to work

skog · 01-23-2007, 02:28 AM

try the umount command.

in /etc/fstab try changing this line:
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom auto noauto,owner,ro 0 0
to:
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom auto noauto,user,ro 0 0

If that doesnt work try:
man fstab
man mount
man umount
man chmod
man chown
links www.google.com # enter "linux change device permissions cdrom" in the search box.

kniwor · 01-23-2007, 03:18 AM

yeah but it's not the cdrom, i want the pendrive thing

The_Outlander · 01-23-2007, 04:33 AM

I have had similar problems with umount from /media.
I fix this problem by mounting on a seperate directory and nominating users in a pendrive entry in /etc/fstab. That way umount is no problem.

kniwor · 01-23-2007, 09:13 AM

you are not getting my point, slackware automatically mounts the volume in /media/<name>
I want it so that a normal user can umount this thing using the unmount command.

For example if I insert my kingston data traveller, it mounts it in /media/KINGSTON, now I have to login as root to unmount this thing, but a normal user should be able to unmount his/her pen drive and go.

The_Outlander · 01-23-2007, 05:27 PM

I take your point. I have edited my previous post. Hope it make more sense.

kniwor · 01-23-2007, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Outlander

I fix this problem by mounting on a seperate directory and nominating users in a pendrive entry in /etc/fstab. That way umount is no problem.

ok, help with this here, how do i do this.

for now what i've done is added an entry in fstab, now it does not mount the pendrive automatically, dunno why, it gives message "cant mount device" and now a user has to mount the device, and also unmount it, I created 2 text files that can do mounting and unmounting, and kept them in /usr/bin, now users just have to run a command to mount, and a command to unmount.

The_Outlander · 01-24-2007, 03:35 AM

It seems to be working, although manually. To acheive an automatic mount umount in Slackware will require some research. Personally I have never bothered to work it out, satisfied with mount umount in a terminal or right click the device icon and select mount or umount as required. In any case the device seems to need an entry in fstab with users nominated rather than owner which is the slackware default and means root.