[SOLVED] Error to access Windows NTFS Partitions

hi
I'm getting this message error when trying to access a NTFS windows partition
Cannot mount volume.
Error org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AccessDenied
both partitions C: and D: are listed in Places menubar... but i cant access them
do i have to add a permission to myself user ?
tks
Last edited by almondega (2008-06-22 00:49:26)

solved
from http://www.jefferyfernandez.id.au
how to:
1- Edit the hal daemons security policy
# gedit /etc/dbus-1/system.d/hal.conf
2- Search for <policy context="default">, and change all they itens from "deny" to "allow"
3- reboot, and try to open a NTFS partition, if u get a error message about ntfs-3g, just download from pacman -S ntfs-3g (or search for one pacman -Ss ntfs)
=]

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