On Wed, 27 Apr 2016 08:25:02 -0400 fsmithred <fsmith...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 04/26/2016 09:32 PM, Steve Litt wrote: > > On Tue, 26 Apr 2016 18:19:32 -0400 > > fsmithred <fsmith...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > >> I like pmount for mounting usb devices. It's pretty smart. For > >> removable devices, you don't need to list them > >> in /etc/pmount.allow, and it handles encrypted filesystems > >> (cryptsetup/luks). > > > > > > Ahh, now I remember. Pmount isn't an AUTOmounter, you still must > > tell it which device to mount. It doesn't mount the second you plug > > in your thumb drive. > > > > Therefore: pmount, when combined with the inotifywait automounters > > we've all made, should be perfect. > > > > Those pmount automounter commands should run as the user who plugs > > in the thumb, so rather than running straight from the init, they > > should probably run when you log in, and if there's already a copy > > running when you log in, it does nothing. > > > > SteveT > > > > That's pretty much what my usb-mounter does. Inotifywait runs when > you log into the desktop, and when you plug in a thumb drive, it pops > up a window showing you the partitions on that device. You then > choose one to mount, and the script runs pmount in your name. That sounds *perfect* to me, always assuming the "window" is a CLI question and answer i X isn't running. Where's the source code? I'd like to start using it. Somebody suggested we package an automounter for Devuan. What you describe sounds like the right thing. > Bypassing the popup window and automounting would be a simple edit, My no-user-confirmation version was problematic and vaguely disturbing. I'd leave the user in the loop. > as would making it work without a gui. Yes. This being Devuan, some facility for asking and recieving an answer should be provided even if X isn't runnnig. > I don't know what happens if > there are multiple users logged in at the same time, but that might > be an edge case. > > So, who else beside you and me wrote something to mount thumb drives? SteveT Steve Litt April 2016 featured book: Rapid Learning for the 21st Century http://www.troubleshooters.com/rl21 _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
