MountAllLocalFilesystems

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 * '''Packages affected''': gnome-vfs, nautilus  * '''Packages affected''': gnome-mount, hal
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List all the local partitions to the nautilus "Computer" place and make possible for an user to mount one List all the local partitions to the nautilus "Computer" place and make possible for an user to mount them.
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At the moment it's not easy enough for an user to mount a partition non listed by fstab At the moment there is no GUI method of mounting non-removable hard disk partitions.
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The changes apply to the Ubuntu desktop The changes apply to the Ubuntu desktop. When the GnomeMount specification is implemented, so that gnome-mount is available for Xubuntu, this will automatically apply to the XFCE desktop as well.
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 * Change hal to stop setting the volume.ignore property for the local partitions
 * Make hal set volume.ignore for the fstab "auto" partitions
 * Make gnome-mount use gksu when the user tries to mount a partition he's not allowed to mount as a normal user

== Outstanding Issues ==

What to do with partitions that can't be mounted?		  * Show mountable hard disk partitions in the computer:// place.
 * If the user attempts to mount a nonremovable volume, mount it through gksudo.
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== BoF agenda and discussion ==  * Change hal to stop setting the volume.ignore property for the local partitions with a sensible file system.
 * Make hal set volume.ignore for the fstab "auto" partitions (this cannot be done with a simple FDI rule, but requires a code patch).
 * Make gnome-mount call itself through gksu when hal does not allow the current user to mount the specified volume.

== Possible future improvements ==

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Summary

List all the local partitions to the nautilus "Computer" place and make possible for an user to mount them.

Rationale

At the moment there is no GUI method of mounting non-removable hard disk partitions.

Use cases

  • Michael has a multi-boot system with Windows and Ubuntu installed. He's using Ubuntu at the moment but needs a document stored on his Windows partition.

Scope

The changes apply to the Ubuntu desktop. When the GnomeMount specification is implemented, so that gnome-mount is available for Xubuntu, this will automatically apply to the XFCE desktop as well.

Design

  • Show mountable hard disk partitions in the computer:// place.
  • If the user attempts to mount a nonremovable volume, mount it through gksudo.

Implementation

  • Change hal to stop setting the volume.ignore property for the local partitions with a sensible file system.
  • Make hal set volume.ignore for the fstab "auto" partitions (this cannot be done with a simple FDI rule, but requires a code patch).
  • Make gnome-mount call itself through gksu when hal does not allow the current user to mount the specified volume.

Possible future improvements

Having a way for the user to ignore and mask some partitions would be nice. That would require to modify gnome-vfs and nautilus to add the corresponding options and to store those settings to gconf. Most of users probably don't need that feature though, it's not a part of the specification then.

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