These tools allow system administrators to easily
control those options which affect the behavior of removable devices such as
floppy, CD and DVD disks. Note that,
by default, all removable devices are automatically made available so users
shouldn't need to manually mount media.
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Starting with version
2007.1 of Mandriva
Linux, removable media such as CD,
floppy, USB keys and disks, etc. are found under
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For each device the following properties may be changed:
Mount point. The directory from where the device's files will be accessed. You can either choose an entry from the list or type in your own path. If the directory does not exist, it is created automatically.
Options.
Controls
various device options, notably whether a user is allowed to use new
media without root
privileges. By default, the user
currently logged on the system's physical console is given access to
removable media.
Type. Displays a list of file-system types. If you have a specific medium with a different file system on it, this is where you can tell Linux how to access it.
Select the property
you wish to change and click . The corresponding
dialog pops up in which you can change your settings. Then click
again and save your modifications to the
/etc/fstab
file: the device is automatically
remounted.