Hello all,

I've compiled and installed all KDE 3.1 rc5 packages, except for kdebindi=
ngs=20
on a i386 SuSE 8.1 Linux.

I have a problem with the devices:/ filesystem. When I login as a user an=
d try=20
to mount a CDROM or floppy, I get the message:

        "mount: only root can do that".

This happens both when I click on the device icon in a konqueror window w=
hich=20
is showing the "devices:/" URL, as well as when I click on the Desktop ic=
ons=20
when I select unmounted devices to appear on my Desktop.

My fstab allows users to mount removable media:

/dev/cdrecorder      /media/cdrecorder    auto       ro,noauto,user,exec =
  0 0
/dev/cdrom           /media/cdrom         auto       ro,noauto,user,exec =
  0 0
/dev/fd0             /media/floppy        auto       noauto,user,sync    =
  0 0

If I try "mount /media/cdrom" from konsole's bash prompt the mount succee=
ds.=20
Furthermore, the device icon is updated in konqueror and right-clicking t=
o=20
unmount the device DOES work.

If I run konqueror from konsole to view the debug messages, I see the=20
following:

--- CUT HERE ---
kio (UIServer): UIServer::newJob observerAppId=3Danonymous-1771. Giving i=
d=3D9
kio (UIServer): UIServer::mounting 9 /dev/cdrom
kio_file: MOUNTING fstype=3D dev=3D/dev/cdrom point=3D ro=3Dfalse
kio_file: FileProtocol::mount _fstype=3D
kio_file: /bin/mount  -t '' '/dev/cdrom' ''=20
2>/tmp/kde-karypid/kio_fileXJcsza.tmp
kio (UIServer): UIServer::jobFinished id=3D9
--- CUT HERE ---

As can be seen, the "mount" command attempted tries to specify the type o=
f=20
file-system and the target mount directory, which is only allowed for roo=
t.

--=20
To err is human, but to forgive is beyond the scope of the Operating Syst=
em...

Alexandros Karypidis
University of Thessaly
Computer & Communications Engineering dept.

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