I would like to plug in a usb memory stick, or a usb hard drive and know in advance where it is going to mount, extactly. My backup and archive programs check to make sure the correct removable device is installed (using dosemu) and DVD-RAM media, sparq media and ubb sticks. I cannot do this under linux without knowing the mount point of the device. I am running suse 8.2. I like to put my external media in a directory called /media. I would like to name the device, especially the mem sticks, as I have several and I could put a label on the device. Alse, since I use different encryption keys for different pieces of media (not type), ID becomes an issue. I checks man pages, info pages, admin manual in the suse help. none address this issue. tia --- John Sowden American Sentry Systems. Inc. 1221 Andersen Drive San Rafael, CA 94901 U.L. Listed Central Station Alarm Service Serving the San Francisco Bay Area Since 1967 mail@americansentry.net http://www.americansentry.net