The new policykit in Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic doesn’t have a GUI for remembering settings like authentication password to mount a drive/partition. Even without a GUI you can change policies fairly easy by going to /usr/share/polkit-1/actions and editing the right XML file with your favorite editor.
Simply do the following.
Open terminal and enter:
sudo gedit /usr/share/polkit-1/actions/org.freedesktop.devicekit.disks.policy
Find the action id:
org.freedesktop.devicekit.disks.filesystem-mount-system-internal
Within that action id look for the line:
<allow_active>auth_admin_keep</allow_active>
and replace it with:
<allow_active>yes</allow_active>
Save the file and witness the drives mounted without entering an authentication password.
When I installed ubuntu 9.10 I created an extra partition on first hard drive called /backupPhil
This doesn\’t require a password and appears in the root (not in /media).
I then added a second hard drive using the Disc Utility and gave it the label /backupMary
It also appears in the root and doesn\’t require a password.
really its works.
Thanks
Yup, worked.
Thanks!
I also dont like the new policy in 9.10. I have \”CPU Frequency Scaling Monitor 2.26.1\” Installed and every time i change it i have to enter the password. Can this tweek work for This tool too?
Yes, it\’s the same method, just edit org.gnome.cpufreqselector.policy ;)
I\’ve been searching the solution for so long.Thanks a lot. Really works for me as well
yes,this working for me
hi, then i typed: sudo gedit /usr/share/polkit-1/actions/org.freedesktop.devicekit.disks.policy in terminal and than i prees enter it need that i type password but i can\’t type anything :( ansver in gmail pls ([email protected])
what sould i do? :(((( sry for my horible english :s
@Laurynas: When you use sudo, or anything that asks you for your password in linux in a terminal, you won\’t see anything when typing your password. Just type your password and press enter when it asks for it, it will work.
@Laurynas: Its best if your password is not visible when you type. Otherwise it wont remain a password :)