Hi, On 14/05/15 10:00, Matthias Beyer wrote:
> I want to use pmount for mounting external devices - but after > installing it, when using it, it tells me > > Error: this program needs to be installed suid root > > How to do that properly? I installed via > > nix-env -iA nixpkgs.pmount "pmount" is not supported on NixOS. The supported way to deal with external media is via udisks, which works in all desktop environments, and can be used from the command line as well, e.g. $ udisksctl mount -b /dev/sdb1 Mounted /dev/sdb1 at /run/media/eelco/USBSTICK. You may need services.udisks2.enable = true; in your configuration.nix. (It's enabled automatically if you use KDE, Gnome, Xfce or Enlightenment.) -- Eelco Dolstra | LogicBlox, Inc. | http://nixos.org/~eelco/ _______________________________________________ nix-dev mailing list nix-dev@lists.science.uu.nl http://lists.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/nix-dev