Re: USB drive mounting via remote access
Robert Moskowitz <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.linux.redhat.fedora.selinux |
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| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
On 9/18/18 10:51 AM, mark wrote: > Robert Moskowitz wrote: >> I maintain some servers via VNC (over my internal network, firewall >> rules prevent remote connections). >> >> In the past, I would VNC in as root and I had all the control I needed. >> I am trying to get away from root over VNC. I discovered that a user >> account cannot mount a USB drive, no permissions. >> >> This is true for a USB stick, USB connected HD, and a USB connected CD >> burner (K3b does not even see the drive). >> >> I am assuming this is an SELinux feature. I want the user I have set up >> for VNC access (that is also in the Wheel group) to be able to perform this >> function. I don't want to have to command line sudo mount, nor can I >> figure out what k3b would need. >> >> I have been googling this problem for a few days, but either my search >> foo is weak (nothing new there), or there is really no information out >> there on this. >> >> So if this IS an SELinux feature, can someone help me with what I would >> need as a policy rule? >> >> Oh, right now I am doing this for Fedora 29-armfhp beta. I will also be >> doing it for Centos7-armfhp. >> > Actually, there are two ways of dealing with it: on a desktop, at least on > the console (like my workstation), it automounts, and the user logged in > is notified. The other answer would be to sudo mount it. When I am on the local console, it does automount. Not when I am connected via VNC. And I want to avoid a command line sudo mount. _______________________________________________ selinux mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]