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mtplodder
2005-07-10, 03:06 PM CDT
I just found that I can't mount media on either of my systems. The fstab file for my FC3 system is below. I cant seem to find any reference to the actual stuff thats in my file - like the pamconsole whats that??? and how do I fix this?
LABEL=/ / ext3 defaults 1 1
LABEL=/boot /boot ext3 defaults 1 2
none /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0
/dev/hdb3 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/hda1 /mnt/win vfat defaults 0 0
/dev/hdd /media/cdrecorder auto pamconsole,exec,noauto,managed 0 0
/dev/hdc /media/cdrom auto pamconsole,exec,noauto,managed 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy auto pamconsole,exec,noauto,managed 0 0

any ideas ?? Thanks all
Jman
2005-07-10, 05:19 PM CDT
The second column is more informative, it says that you have a couple CD drives and a floppy, for example.

What kind of media can't you mount, CDs, USB drives? See Preferences > Removable Drives and Media on FC4.
mtplodder
2005-07-10, 05:57 PM CDT
I can't look at (using konqueror) any media, cd, floppy. I get an error message saying it is already mounted or busy. But it appears to be unmounted. There is only a mount option if I right click on the desktop icon.
I can't find the pam thingy anywhere in the reference books I have, do you know anything about it?
Jman
2005-07-11, 05:04 PM CDT
I believe the pamconsole thing has to do with security as it relates to local logged in users and the file systems they can mount. See "man pam_console"

As for the mounts, can you access them? Not remount them, just access some data.
mtplodder
2005-07-11, 05:21 PM CDT
since I first posted, I've been paying closer attention. There are times when everything seems to almost work correctly. I get the error message but the content of the floppy or cd / dvd shows up. Most times I get the error message and it stops there. My system is used by 3 other family members that log in/out.

I really apreciate the info on the pam_console. If I'm reading it right, it may have something to do with my problems, but I'm not sure. Do you know if its "normal" to have it show up in fstab?
Again thanks for the info!