Can't write to USB stick without sudo

Ronnie Tucker ronnie at ronnietucker.co.uk
Mon Aug 19 06:00:13 UTC 2013


It happens with all USB media. Even if I use my 6-in-1 hub.
On 18 Aug 2013 22:54, "José Queiroz" <zekkerj at gmail.com> wrote:

> 2013/8/18 Ronnie Tucker <ronnie at ronnietucker.co.uk>
>
>> No, there's nothing about it in the fstab.
>>
>> Do I have to manually edit that for every USB device, or should it update
>> its self automatically?
>>
>> Not sure what to put in there to be honest. The stick is 8GB and
>> formatted as FAT32.
>>
>>
> Does this happens with any other USB stick?
>
>
>>
>>
> On 18 August 2013 20:12, José Queiroz <zekkerj at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> 2013/8/18 Ronnie Tucker <ronnie at ronnietucker.co.uk>
>>>
>>>> Hi!
>>>>
>>>> The problem I'm having is that when I insert a USB stick (formatted to
>>>> FAT32) I have to use sudo with Dolphin to write/erase files to/from the USB
>>>> stick.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Do you have any reference to it in your /etc/fstab file?
>>>
>>>  I've tried erasing the stick in the KDE Partition Manager to FAT32 and
>>>> it's always the same.
>>>>
>>>> Even changing the permissions (by right clicking in the Dolphin window
>>>> then choosing properties) does nothing. They always revert back to root
>>>> being the owner and that others can't modify the contents.
>>>>
>>>> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> No wonder I have a Sherry at Christmas!  :D
>>>>
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