How to switch off the automounter in jaunty jackalope (kubuntu 9.04)

[Guest]

Hi folks

Until the last version of KDE I could mount USB devices from the command line by
typing

pmount /dev/sdb1 /media/mydisk

However, this command line oriented mounting does not seem to be possible anymore:
I get

Error: device /dev/sdb1 is not removable.

Any idea how to switch off (temporarily) the automounter?

Thanks a lot

kubuntu-user01

[GreyGeek]

Re: How to switch off the automounter in jaunty jackalope (kubuntu 9.04)

Ok, but be careful!

And, you'll have to enter your password every time you mount a removable device:


1. Press Alt+F2 and enter:
sudo polkit-gnome-authorization
2. Go to Storage => Mount file systems from removable drivers
3. Press the "Edit..." button
4. Choose "Active Console: <b>Authentication</b>"
5. Press the "Modify..." button

There is a similar application called "polkit-kde-authorization", but it doesn't have the necessary switches.