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

[Anne Wilson]

On Tuesday 20 January 2009 14:51:41 Randy Kramer wrote:
> 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
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> 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.
>
Fair enough.  I obviously misunderstood him

Anne
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