Re: [opensuse] Recently after an update...
David C. Rankin wrote:
On Thursday 23 July 2009 11:15:27 pm Fred A. Miller wrote:
Recently after an update...not sure which one of the last few days, I can't access any of my card memory of any type...mostly for my Canon digital equipment, but USB works. I tried several diff. card types and NON are readable. IF a windows does pop up, and I choose the file manager, the directory is /home/<my user>/documents/ where I see a folder NDGrad and no other folders, drives, etc.
If I use Konq. or Dolphin with the address: sysinfo:/ , I can see all drives and the card....but can't access any images on it.
Does anyone know what got messed up and how can I fix it?
Thanks!
Fred
Fred,
has/dbus/PolicyKit went on the fritz for me as well about a week ago. It was denying access to devices mounted under /media to regular users. I haven't sorted it out yet, but instead just went to:
control center -> System -> PolicyKitAuthorization -> org.freedesktop -> hal -> storage -> Mount ...
and explicitly set myself as a authorized user. You will need to use "kdesu /usr/bin/systemsettings" to gain access to the settings. Give it a try.
THANKS, David! I'm using KDE 4.3 beta on 11.1, so the procedure is a tad easier. All you have to do is in the "Personal Settings," is go to "Advanced," then Policykit Authorization, freedestop, hal, storage, mount, then add any users to the "removable" media listing. Pure stupidity that I didn't find that before, but we seem to be always finding something that we didn't know about before, eh? :) Best, Fred -- "Where's The Birth Certificate?" -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
* Fred Miller
THANKS, David! I'm using KDE 4.3 beta on 11.1, so the procedure is a tad easier. All you have to do is in the "Personal Settings," is go to "Advanced," then Policykit Authorization, freedestop, hal, storage, mount, then add any users to the "removable" media listing. Pure stupidity that I didn't find that before, but we seem to be always finding something that we didn't know about before, eh? :)
Hummmm, on 11.2M3 and M4 it is on the front page of the menu, "Personal Settings" and does not require root privileges. -- Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711 http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://counter.li.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Friday 24 July 2009 04:21:46 pm Patrick Shanahan wrote:
Hummmm, on 11.2M3 and M4 it is on the front page of the menu, "Personal Settings" and does not require root privileges.
Somehow turning hal/PolicyKit administration over to non-root users doesn't seem like a good idea. Makes me wonder if was intentional. As long as I can remember and on every distro I've tried this has always required root privileges. I can't wait until the adventurous start clicking different setting and exploring without actually understanding the consequence. Good thing the kde.org mailing list is warmed up. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
* David C. Rankin
Somehow turning hal/PolicyKit administration over to non-root users doesn't seem like a good idea. Makes me wonder if was intentional. As long as I can remember and on every distro I've tried this has always required root privileges. I can't wait until the adventurous start clicking different setting and exploring without actually understanding the consequence. Good thing the kde.org mailing list is warmed up.
Don't know why you would say that. What is there about "Personal" settings that *should* require root privileges? The settings are all available under ~/.kde or ~/.kde# And, to my knowlege, have been for a looong time. It is not time to jump in with both feet yet, the sky has not fallen. -- Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711 http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://counter.li.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Friday 24 July 2009 11:37:37 pm Patrick Shanahan wrote:
Don't know why you would say that. What is there about "Personal" settings that *should* require root privileges? The settings are all available under ~/.kde or ~/.kde#
And, to my knowlege, have been for a looong time.
It is not time to jump in with both feet yet, the sky has not fallen.
That's a relief, but every time I have had to edit the policies for removable storage, I have had to be root. To think that regular users can now manipulate that behavior is a bit confusing to say the least... -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
* David C. Rankin
That's a relief, but every time I have had to edit the policies for removable storage, I have had to be root. To think that regular users can now manipulate that behavior is a bit confusing to say the least...
*Where* did you see that <users> could set policy where root privilege *was* required and not now? I have not see anything like that. We *were* talking about "personal" settings which, iirc, were always editable by <user>/<owner>. -- Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711 http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://counter.li.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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