[arch-general] systemd.mount not authorized

Ralf Mardorf ralf.mardorf at alice-dsl.net
Fri Aug 31 12:27:54 EDT 2012


On Fri, 2012-08-31 at 18:24 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> On Fri, 2012-08-31 at 18:12 +0200, Arno Gaboury wrote:
> > Dear list,
> > 
> > I boot with systemd and startx.
> > 
> > I can't open my USB disk with thunar (XFCE4 file manager) and get this
> > message:
> > Not autorized to perform operation.
> > 
> > I understand as a simple user I can not mount it. 
> > How can I solve this issue? I couldn't find any clear answer.
> > 
> > Thank you
> 
> [spinymouse at archlinux ~]$ pacman -Qi thunar
> Name           : thunar
> Version        : 1.4.0-2
> Optional Deps  : polkit-gnome: for mounting internal partitions (needs
> root password)
> 
> FWIW, I can mount using Thunar, but each time I run gparted I'm asked
> for every single partition, if I wish to mount it, so I have many times
> to click cancel.
> 
> Regards,
> Ralf

Apologize, for my USB stick I don't need a password. I missed the
"internal" in the description above.

Perhaps it's this:

Optional Deps  : thunar-volman: manages removable devices

Hth,
Ralf



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