On Sat, 6 Feb 2021 14:00:54 -0700, [email protected] wrote: > I'll revive this topic. I have it working on one of my system but on my > other (new system as well) auto-mounting in XFCE4 is not working, I > have in n XFCE under: > - Removable Drivers and Media: --> Mount removable drives when > hot-plugged (checked) > > user is in "wheel, usb" group. > > When I plug the usb device the XFCE is trying to auto-mount the usb as > the message is popping up but it keeps telling me: Authentication is > required for mounting external /dev/sda1 > > Why it worked on one system but not on another?
Check the groups of the user on both systems. Automounters often require the user to be a member of the plugdev group. -- Neil Bothwick There's too much blood in my caffeine system.
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