If you want the system process to do work on the SD card, you will need a
helper app running as another uid that does this for it.  The system user is
not allowed to touch the SD card so that the system does not get killed if
the card is removed or unmounted.

On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 8:13 PM, david 1 <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> Anybody know the reason for this issue? How to resolve it?  Workaround is
> OK, too.
>
>
> I have a  Java-JNI-App which must run in 'system' user mode, but once
> switch to that, my App then cannot access /sdcard. Confused.
>
>
> Any hint is appreciated. Thanks.
>
>
>
> david
>
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