[SOLVED] USB memory won't automount

Hi,
I'm on a fresh (latest 2013/2) ARch/LXDE installation.
Although PCManFM is configured to au tomount removable media, it isn't working (contrary to Wiki's declaration).
As can be seen from the terminal below, when inserted, the system recognaizes the device, although mtab don't reflect the change.
Please advise!
Thanks
---------------copy of termial-----------------
$ systemctl | grep sdb
sys-devi...sdb-sdb1.device loaded active plugged Trans-It_Drive
sys-devi...block-sdb.device loaded active plugged Trans-It_Drive
$cat /etc/mtab | grep sdb
$
Last edited by mibadt (2013-02-23 12:08:05)

Last time i played with PcmanFM, it required udisks to automount stuff and gvfs to handle trash. Look if it's still the case.

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The application-specific permission settings do not grant Local Launch permission for the COM Server application with CLSID
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<Data Name="param4">{7022A3B3-D004-4F52-AF11-E9E987FEE25F}</Data>
<Data Name="param5">{ADA41B3C-C6FD-4A08-8CC1-D6EFDE67BE7D}</Data>
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Event ID 10016 — COM Security Policy Configuration
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc726313(v=ws.10).aspx
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Not recommended, but if you must: Close all known open files on the USB Stick. Open a terminal window, the issue the command:
sync
Sync tells Mac OS that you want all pending data in I/O buffers to be written out to their respective media. Now remove the USB stick. The only time to use this approach is if there is some reason you can't shut down the Mac, but you have to remove the USB stick.
A few other ideas:
1. Does your Mac account have administrative rights? Under certain conditions, you may not be able to eject media if you are not an administrator.
2. Try checking the USB device with Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility. It could be the file system structure on the USB device has an error that prevents the file system from being cleanly unmounted the the Eject command.
Hope this helps!,
Bill

[SOLVED] USB memory won't automount

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