These tools enable system
administrators to easily control those options which affect the
behavior of removable devices such as floppy,
CD and
DVD disks. Note that, by default, all
removable devices are automatically made available so users
shouldn't need to manually mount media.
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Warning |
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Starting with version
2007.1 of
Mandriva Linux, removable media
such as
CD, floppy,
USB keys and disks, etc. are found under
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For each device the following properties may be changed:
Mount point. The directory from where the device's files will be accessed. You can either choose an entry from the list or type in your own path. If the directory does not exist, it is created automatically.
Options. Controls various device options, notably whether a user is allowed to use new media without root privileges. By default, the user currently logged on the system's physical console is given access to removable media.
Type. Displays a list of file-system types. If you have a specific medium with a different file system on it, this is where you can tell Linux how to access it.
Select the
property you wish to change and click
. The corresponding dialog pops up in
which you can change your settings. Then click
again and save your modifications to the
/etc/fstab
file: the device is automatically
remounted.