On 21 Dec 2007, at 14:26, Leandro Marco wrote:
> Hi, I am not sure if you understood what my problem is. > > As we use diskless, the boot is from the network. There is only one > fstab config files for all machines. I need to list the pendrive on > it, so that people who don't use X, can mount ir manually. > > I want that gvm allows me to umount (using the context menu) even when > the pendrive is listed on fstab. You shouldn't need to list the pendrive in fstab - hal and g-v-m for GNOME users (or pmount for non-GNOME users) should do everything you need it to without using fstab static configuration. Sorry if I'm still missing your point. > > > Tanks > > On Dec 19, 2007 1:53 PM, Alex Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> If you're not using X and GNOME, you won't be able to use g-v-m, as >> g- >> v-m is a session service (I don't know why either). You can still use >> pmount, though, I think. >> >> >> On 19 Dec 2007, at 14:46, Leandro Marco wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi. >>> >>> First of all, i would like to say that I don't know if this is the >>> right place for this question. As I couldn't find a more specific >>> list, I am sending this question here. I am wondering if you could >>> help or point someone that can. >>> >>> I work for a company, and here we use a diskless environment >>> (network >>> boot). People who work here have different levels of computational >>> knowledge. Some people don't use X, and others are people who use >>> windows at their home computers. >>> >>> We use Debian 4.0, and I installed gnome-volume-manager in order to >>> use pen drives automount. Gnome-volume-manager doesn't require >>> that we >>> put the mountpoints entries in etc/fstab; But, if I don't put the >>> entries in fstab the user that don't use X, won't be able to mount >>> pendrives without root privilegies. If I put the entries in fstab, >>> gvm >>> mount the pendrive, but I can't unmount them by clicking on the >>> unmount option in the context menu. That occurs because i have >>> something like this on fstab: >>> >>> /dev/sda1 /mnt/pensda1 auto noauto,users,umask=000 >>> 0 0 >>> >>> When I insert the pendrive, /dev/sda1 is registred on mtab. When I >>> try >>> to unmount by clicking on the unmount option I get this error: >>> >>> "umount: /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 is not mounted >>> (according to mtab)" >>> >>> I downloaded and read the gvm source and I could fix the problem by >>> changing the umount function so that it obtains, in case of failure, >>> (via hal calls) the mountpoint and them i use this to umount. >>> >>> But, I would like to know if there is another way to fix this, and >>> if >>> there isn't, if this would be accepted as a patch (is there a >>> problem >>> with thsi solution?). >>> >>> Thanks and sorry about the English errors :-) >>> >>> -- >>> Leandro >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> "Use Free Software!. Help us make a Free World!" >>> >>> O que é o Software Livre? >>> http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.pt.html >>> _______________________________________________ >>> gnome-devel-list mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-devel-list >> >> > > > > -- > Leandro > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > "Use Free Software!. Help us make a Free World!" > > O que é o Software Livre? > http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.pt.html _______________________________________________ gnome-devel-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-devel-list
