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SpanishBy default, the gvfs/udisks2 stack requires a root/superuser password when mounting internal partitions. Setting the “user” option in your /etc/fstab file will not change this behavior in the gui (by default, Thunar) file managers that utilize gvfs and/or udisks2.
Authentication for udisks2 is handled with policy kit. If you wish to override the default behavior of requiring a root/superuser password, then paste the contents below into a file called /etc/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d/50-udisks.pkla to allow any user in the “users” group to mount partitions without a root/superuser password. Changes should take place immediately. Note that this will NOT override the filesystem permissions.
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Content of new file /etc/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d/50-udisks.pkla
Code:
[udisks]
Identity=unix-group:users
Action=org.freedesktop.udisks*
ResultAny=yes
ResultInactive=no
ResultActive=yes
4 thoughts on “Mount internal partition without using root password”
This code does not work. You have to replace simple brackets () with square ones [], like:
[udisks]
Identity=unix-group:users
Action=org.freedesktop.udisks*
ResultAny=yes
ResultInactive=no
ResultActive=yes
Thank you! Those brackets got changed on the webiste during our migration from drupal to wordpress. fixed now.
btw, this action can be done automatically in mx-tweak.
Why this not work in systemd ????
it does, but we added a simple switch in MX-tweak for it. (I use systemd exclusively on my installed system these days)
the feature does not rely on systemd or sysVinit in any way, but it does rely on policykit and an policykit authenticator should be running. this is automatic on Xfce and MX, but is not automatic on some window manager setups.