This looks to be the same problem as bug #121900 I would say it is a bug, and that it is incorect for the system to enforce the mandatory access control. The user has physical posseson of the USB drive, and even if he does not have root on the current ubuntu system, he could easily put it in another system that he does have root on, such as a live CD.
Therefore enforcing the access controls does not create any security, it just annoys and inconveniences the user. -- ext3 partitions on external usb drives can only be written to by root https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/222626 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
