X-Git-Url: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=elogind.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=FAQ;h=28f7552ae3c557b906596394f64b38f88c3bd274;hp=a3bec17408f2e722fbe2155326faebb51bca8148;hb=166612d79decf5e7331a6bb65a60b4873551dfde;hpb=c641a99c6f7de872c291b7d14568d8e7df447f8b diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ index a3bec1740..28f7552ae 100644 --- a/FAQ +++ b/FAQ @@ -84,6 +84,20 @@ Q: How will udev handle devices found before init runs? A: udev will be placed in initramfs and run for every device that is found. Work to get this implemented is still underway. +Q: Can I use udev to automount a USB device when I connect it? +A: Technically, yes, but udev is not intended for this. Projects that do + automount hotplugged storage devices are: + * Usb-mount http://users.actrix.co.nz/michael/usbmount.html + * devlabel http://linux.dell.com/projects.shtml#devlabel + + Alternatively, it is easy to add the following to fstab: + /udev/pendrive /pendrive vfat user,noauto 0 0 + + This means that users can access the device with: + $ mount /pendrive + And don't have to be root but will get full permissions on /pendrive. + This works even without udev if /udev/pendrive is replaced by /dev/sda1 + Q: I have other questions about udev, where do I ask them? A: The linux-hotplug-devel mailing list is the proper place for it. The address for it is linux-hotplug-devel@lists.sourceforge.net