[kde-linux] Can't read USB key drives

[Randy Kramer]

On Tuesday 20 January 2009 07:38 am, Anne Wilson wrote:
> On Tuesday 20 January 2009 11:53:28 Philipp Paul wrote:
> > I guess Randy is right.
> > It seems "user" can't read USB devices, because he might not be in 
the
> > right group.
> > Something like "plugdev", "hal", or "usb"
> >
> > Additionally i guess a:
> >
> > ls -al /home/user/DataTraveler 2.0
> >
> > might not bring the desired result, as it states the ownership of 
the link
> > pointing to /media/DataTraveler 2.0.
> > Do a:
> >
> > ls -al /media/DataTraveler 2.0
> >
> > instead.
> 
> No, it is certainly not true that you can't read USB devices as user.  
I do it 
> all the time.  Perhaps more relevant might be to tell us how the USB 
drives 
> are being mounted.  

Anne,

I don't think Phillip really said (nor intended to say) that no <user> 
can read any USB device--he was merely acknowledging the possibility 
that the problem was because *in this case* the user can't read the USB 
device, presumably because of an ownership / permissions problem.

That is now confirmed by the results that Guillaume posted in a new 
thread, which, unless someone else has responded to, I will respond to 
shortly.

Randy Kramer
-- 
I didn't have time to write a short letter, so I created a video 
instead.--with apologies to Cicero, et.al.