Description of problem: When trying to access my compact flash card via /mnt/camera, I have to chown it to my user account before I can mount it. But console.perms has: [...] <camera>=/mnt/camera* /dev/usb/dc2xx* /dev/usb/mdc800* [...] <console> 0600 <camera> 0600 root The reason this isn't a problem for floppy drives is that the device node is also listed in console.perms; for USB mass storage that isn't known. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): pam-0.75-48 How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1. Log on at the console. 2. Compare ownership of /dev/fd0 and /mnt/floppy: ls -ld /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy Actual results: /mnt/floppy is owned by root only. Expected results: Owners should match. Additional info:
Actually you need to have ownership of the device, not a mount point, to be able to mount it. pam_console looks for mount point in /etc/fstab and changes the ownership of the appropriate device. So for mounting the camera device to work, you need to have correct entry in fstab. This way it works at least in FC2 but IMHO it was like this much earlier.