*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 134712 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134712
For my NTFS partition listed in /etc/fstab... bash > gnome-mount -v -b -t -d /dev/disk/by-uuid/$(readlink /dev/disk/by-uuid/C440F40940F40448) gnome-mount 0.6 Resolved device file /dev/disk/by-uuid/../../hda1 -> /dev/hda1 ** (gnome-mount:5588): DEBUG: Mounting /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_uuid_C440F40940F40448 Device /dev/hda1 is in /etc/fstab with mount point "/media/winxp" ** (gnome-mount:5588): WARNING **: /bin/mount said error 256, stdout='', stderr='mount: according to mtab, /dev/hda1 is already mounted on /media/winxp mount failed ' For grins, I put in the uuid for my USB removable drive: bash > gnome-mount -v -b -t -d /dev/disk/by-uuid/$(readlink /dev/disk/by-uuid/381C49871C4940DC) gnome-mount 0.6 Resolved device file /dev/disk/by-uuid/ -> /dev/disk/by-uuid ** (gnome-mount:5594): WARNING **: Given device '/dev/disk/by-uuid' is not a volume or a drive. Intersting. I tried it again after plugging-in the drive and getting the "CANNOT MOUNT" message: bash > gnome-mount -v -b -t -d /dev/disk/by-uuid/$(readlink /dev/disk/by-uuid/381C49871C4940DC) gnome-mount 0.6 Resolved device file /dev/disk/by-uuid/../../sde1 -> /dev/sde1 ** (gnome-mount:5651): DEBUG: Mounting /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_uuid_381C49871C4940DC ** (gnome-mount:5651): DEBUG: read mount point 'Mediagate' from gconf string key '/system/storage/drives/_org_freedesktop_Hal_devices_storage_serial_ST332062_0A_0_0/mount_point' ** (gnome-mount:5651): DEBUG: read option 'rw' from gconf string key '/system/storage/drives/_org_freedesktop_Hal_devices_storage_serial_ST332062_0A_0_0/mount_options' ** (gnome-mount:5651): DEBUG: read fstype_override 'ntfs-3g' from gconf string key '/system/storage/drives/_org_freedesktop_Hal_devices_storage_serial_ST332062_0A_0_0/fstype_override' ** (gnome-mount:5651): DEBUG: read mount point 'Mediagate' from gconf string key '/system/storage/volumes/_org_freedesktop_Hal_devices_volume_uuid_381C49871C4940DC/mount_point' ** (gnome-mount:5651): DEBUG: read option 'rw' from gconf string key '/system/storage/volumes/_org_freedesktop_Hal_devices_volume_uuid_381C49871C4940DC/mount_options' ** (gnome-mount:5651): DEBUG: read fstype_override 'ntfs-3g' from gconf string key '/system/storage/volumes/_org_freedesktop_Hal_devices_volume_uuid_381C49871C4940DC/fstype_override' ** (gnome-mount:5651): DEBUG: Mounting /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_uuid_381C49871C4940DC with mount_point='Mediagate', fstype='ntfs-3g', num_options=1 ** (gnome-mount:5651): DEBUG: option='rw' ** (gnome-mount:5651): WARNING **: Mount failed for /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_uuid_381C49871C4940DC org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Volume.MountPointNotAvailable : The mount point '/media/Mediagate' is already occupied ** (gnome-mount:5651): WARNING **: Given mount point name 'Mediagate' is unavailable, trying with 'Mediagate_'... ** (gnome-mount:5651): DEBUG: Mounting /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_uuid_381C49871C4940DC with mount_point='Mediagate_', fstype='ntfs-3g', num_options=1 ** (gnome-mount:5651): DEBUG: option='rw' ** (gnome-mount:5651): WARNING **: Mount failed for /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/volume_uuid_381C49871C4940DC org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Volume.InvalidMountOption : The option 'rw' is not allowed for uid=1000 I'd ask what I have to edit, and how, to get around the "The option 'rw' is not allowed for uid=1000" message, but I really like being able to write to the disk - after executing "pmount-hal /dev/sde1". -- No usb disks at all mount [gutsy] https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/130490 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs