I think there are three causes here: 1. usbmount is left behind from earlier Ubuntu versions or manually installed. Solution: remove the usbmount package. This is probably a Won't fix bug. If the usbmount package was automatically installed in earlier Ubuntu versions, it should have been removed in the upgrades.
2. A file system error causes the drive to be mounted read only Solution: run fsck on the drive 3. Something gives wrong permission/user on the mount point. Workaround: "chown _your_username_ /media/_mount_point". Actually, this seemed to be persistent for the device the next time it is connected. ** Tags added: precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/573981 Title: Ubuntu 10.04 - VFAT usb drives mount with root access only To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/573981/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs