Auto mounting disk drives on click without prompting root password

I've installed Arch linux using the instructions given on the Beginner's Guide wiki.
I want to auto mount a file system (partition) when I click on a partition from the default toolbar or from within nautilus, without prompting me to provide the root password for the system.
I'm using 'gdm' as one of the DAEMONS entries to start the graphical environment in /etc/rc.conf
Following the above mentioned wiki, I had deleted the '~/.xinitrc' file as it was mentioned in here.
Now, how do I find(or regenerate) a backup copy of this above mentioned file, to add the line ''exec ck-launch-session"?
Or, is there some other way to get the desired functionality working for me?

As for the .xinitrc file:
@skunktrader: This is exactly what I wanted, the '/etc/skel/' directory. Never realized that directory there. Thanks!!!
@Mr.Elendig: Creating the file manually was too obvious. Thanks anyway!!
As for my requirement:
Even after placing the .xinitrc to my home directory and appending the line 'exec ck-launch-session gnome-session', I'm still being prompted for root authenication when trying to mount the partition from the desktop environment.

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Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a diagnostic test. It’s unlikely to solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
The purpose of the test is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party software that loads automatically at startup or login, by a peripheral device, by a font conflict, or by corruption of the file system or of certain system caches.
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Note: If FileVault is enabled, or if a firmware password is set, or if the startup volume is a Fusion Drive or a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.
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15-inch, Mid 2012
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Memory 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M 1024 MB
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Please do not indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
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