Re: HELP! can't access USB hard drive

From: kermit (cku192_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 07/11/05 

Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 20:47:25 +0400

Jeff Seale wrote:

> kermit wrote:
>
>> Jeff Seale wrote:
>>
>>> I'm running Mandriva Limited Edition 2005. It sees my USB hard drive but
>>> won't let me view its contents. I've tried changing its permissions
>>> under my root account but to no avail. What gives?
>>>
>>
>> What security level have you selected? I believe, with sufficiently high
>> level only root is allowed to access removable devices.
>>
>> =arvi=
>
> How do I change the security level in Mandriva? The security related
> settings here only deal with the firewall.

turn on expert mode (Options menu in MCC)

=arvi=

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