I think you're looking at this the wrong way. There are a number of ways already available to have the functionality you seek. You will need to leverage both the HAL fdi for the device you're trying to automount and a script to fix the permissions on a that disk. This is what makes linux so great, but also so frustrating to new users. <br>
<br>I don't think that allowing users to execute potentially harmful operations without knowledge of what they are actually doing is a good idea. This is a "feature" of many other consumer desktops, but I don't think it has been a feature of linux nor should it be. The tools are there to make the os do what you want it to. I am sure if you create a script that does the proper operations and share it no one will be upset. <br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 11:53 AM, tchomby <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tchomby@googlemail.com">tchomby@googlemail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="Ih2E3d">On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 08:40:38AM -0700, Aaron Toponce wrote:<br>
> How would you propose to solve it? Change the permissions on files to<br>
> the person logged in? Add a user account with the matching UID to match<br>
> those found on the files, then log that user in? Change world<br>
> permissions on the file, so everyone can access it? I think you can see<br>
> the silly-ness behind these options.<br>
<br>
</div>When the "You can't access these files because you don't have permission" error<br>
message pops up, it should have a button on it that the user can click that<br>
would recursively change the ownership of the files to the person logged in, or<br>
make the files world-readable, or make them readable by some group that the<br>
user is a member of ("removeable devices" group or something). Basically,<br>
the error dialog should present the user with the option to work-around<br>
these permissions, rather than leaving this option hidden in the file<br>
properties dialog where the user might not know it exists, or if they do<br>
know they have to go through a few unnecessary mouse clicks every time to<br>
get to it.<br>
<br>
Or alternatively, as someone suggested, maybe the system should not enforce<br>
file permissions on removeable devices, at least not if the person trying to<br>
access the files is a local sudo user.<br>
<div class="Ih2E3d"><br>
> What your brother doesn't realize, is that when you take files from<br>
> system to system, OS to OS, you're going to encounter these headaches.<br>
> It's just the way these things go.<br>
<br>
</div>There's lots of things that were once headaches like this, until someone<br>
figured out how to make it user friendly.<br>
<div class="Ih2E3d"><br>
> What should be expected, is having your brother learn how Linux<br>
> operates. It's always bothered me that just because Windows dumbed down<br>
> the computing experience, means everyone else has to too. When Linux<br>
> starts asking its users to learn a little bit about their operating<br>
> system, such as files permissions, they throw their arms up in disgust,<br>
> saying that they aren't a programmer or advanced computer user. While<br>
> there may be a line to draw on what we should expect from theme, basic<br>
> file permissions, I think, is well behind that line.<br>
<br>
</div>First of all, how did my brother get involved in this? Second, what does this<br>
have to do with Windows? I'm talking about making Ubuntu a bit more usable for<br>
non-technical users. It would also make it less irritating for people like me,<br>
who know what to do but would prefer to avoid the extra mouse-clicks. Ubuntu is<br>
a Gnome-based distribution and aims to be user friendly, this isn't Arch.<br>
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