To reproduce, configure udev to remove all permission bits from the device file. This is described on my webpage: http://wirespeed.xs4all.nl/mediawiki/index.php/Figuring_out_udev_rules#Assigning_a_raw_disk_to_a_specific_user
$ ls -l /dev/sdj1 b--------- 1 root root 8, 145 2011-03-26 09:05 /dev/sdj1 $ udisks --mount /dev/sdj1 Mounted /org/freedesktop/UDisks/devices/sdj1 at /media/6a8ce615-cb88-46be-a068-0f58aacb7d60 $ ls -l /media/6a8ce615-cb88-46be-a068-0f58aacb7d60/ total 108 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2011-03-25 22:30 bin drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2011-03-25 22:43 boot drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2011-03-2....... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/742751 Title: writeable automounted partition with device file mode 0000 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs