On 2/6/21 2:34 PM, Neil Bothwick wrote: > 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.
It is working now. I login (crated XFCE) session via x2go and I think one need to first log-in as user, and make any changes in XFCE interface; and now loging via x2to session will work using XFCE auto-mounting.
