When I do startx from root or any other user, for that matter, I get automatically logged in as that user. So I didn't think it possible to startx from root and login later as someone else. But your explanation about root permissions makes sense. Like I say, my expertese of gnome and its configurations is very weak to say the least. Gnome is almost like another distribution like Slackware, Arch, Debian, etc. There's a lot to learn there to fully understand how it works and how to fix things. Since I started gdm from a root console and leave it running as a daemon, I've been able to auto mount stuff and the directories actually get the right permissions and user ownership too. So I guess I've got as much as I can expect from this. I just wondered though because I had been able to do this from a startx sesion on prior distros and past versions. So maybe something got tightened up here or something. On 08/29/2009 12:20 AM, Bob Elzer wrote: > I'm reading this late, so if it was already answered sorry. > > I think you answered your own question. You say you are running startx as a > normal user, and then it doesn't work unless you log in as root. Or it works > when you start gdm in a root console. > > Something requires root to make automount work, so for instance if you had > the gui start in the inittab, then root would start what it needed to. > > Something that needs root doesn't get it when you run startx as a regular > user. > > Try running startx from root, and login as a regular user and see if that > works. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of Steve > Holmes > Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 1:43 AM > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > Subject: Re: Automount in Gnome > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: RIPEMD160 > > I built a new "normal" user and tried it there and got the same results as I > do with my original normal user. > > Now I need to provide some more details because I found a solution to the > problem so it seems. I usually like to get into gnome by typing 'startx' > from a native text console. When I do it this way, I get the problems I've > been writing about for the past several days. Now if I use 'gdm' by > starting it up from a root console and then login with the normal user, I > get automount functionality back. I thought gnome would basically operate > the same way once someone is logged in regardless of how they got there. > > Like I said before, My knowledge of gnome internal is next to none. so don't > know much about really getting everything out of that environment yet. It > does seem strange to me that normal users have to have logged in via gdm to > get this automount stuff to work but if root loggs in via startx then > automount works strait away. > > Sound confusing enough? > > On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 11:18:47AM -0700, Dazed_75 wrote: >> I apologize if you have already tried this (I deleted some of the >> earlier messages after reading them). But have you tried creating >> another normal user and logging in as that user to see what happens >> when you plug the USB device in? >> >> If that works, the problem is fairly certain to be in some setting or >> conflict for your usual user only. If it does not the problem is >> likely something to do with how "normal" users are defined in your >> system and their permissions to do things. The ability for a normal >> user to use removable [and writeable] devices which would commonly be >> denied to normal users in some environments. >> >> On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 6:47 PM, Steve Holmes > wrote: >> >>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >>> Hash: RIPEMD160 >>> >>> Yes I followed the suggestions and updated hal and udev from the >>> testing repo but still no go. Strangely, it works fine if I login >>> as root but from my normal user account, it just goes as far as >>> finding and identifying the device but it won't mount to save its >>> life. In fact, if I go to Computer, the device shows up in the list >>> of volume names but if I right click and attempt to mount, it just > ignores it. >>> Yet if root plugs in the device, it comes up in the Nautilus view >>> without a problem. I can then leave it plugged in and logout from >>> root and log back in with mynormal account and the drive is still >>> accessible but mounted under root. I guess logging out of gnome >>> doesn't unmount the drive; not sure what is supposed to happen there. >>> >>> I don't know enough about gnome internals to know where to look >>> further. So more help would be greately appreciated. BTW, thanks >>> for the link though; that gave me something to try. >>> >>> On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 06:35:41AM -0700, Eric Shubert wrote: >>>> Have you seen this? >>>> http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=77716 >>>> >>>> Steve Holmes wrote: >>>>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >>>>> Hash: RIPEMD160 >>>>> >>>>> I have a question and a problem here with the automounting of >>>>> drives and media in Gnome. Let me try and sort out what I know >>>>> here. On my normal user account, when I plug in a USB drive of >>>>> any kind, the automount feature of gnome doesn't take hold. HAL >>>>> discovers it ok and even will build the sym links in >>>>> /dev/disk/by-label but gnome won't pick this up and make it >>>>> available. All the volume and removable device options are set > properly. >>>>> >>>>> Now I just tried logging into gnome this morning from my root >>>>> account and there, the device automounted and everything seemed >>>>> to work great. I guess there is a difference between my normal >>>>> user's settings and root's. Where can I find the settings in >>>>> conf files or whatever to possibly fix this automount problem? >>>>> >>>>> I'm running 2.6.30 kernel on an Arch Linux system with latest >>>>> updates which includes Gnome 2.26 right now. >>>>> >>>>> Any help or ideas? >>>>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >>>>> Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) >>>>> >>>>> iEYEAREDAAYFAkqVGSEACgkQWSjv55S0LfHRSwCfYCFuCVHhYranDNgnTjp/Rkv7 >>>>> oxcAn1t/+cjLd66Z6kUTdS2Ago6kzByl =9qhh -----END PGP >>>>> SIGNATURE----- >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> -Eric 'shubes' >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >>> Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) >>> >>> iEYEAREDAAYFAkqV5cAACgkQWSjv55S0LfHDRwCdEhEcmtWprhAgW4MCIIsi+y9e >>> +AUAn2GRjhd7P76oNtJrOmRCiZnorJds >>> =yYr5 >>> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Dazed_75 a.k.a. 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