[SOLVED] Default mount point for removable media

[linuxero]

Hi Mageians;

Happy Holidays for everybody..

I noticed that removable media are being mounted under the /run/media/USER_LOGIN/SOME_MEDIA. This is a bit confusing for some new-comers especially when they wish to use some cool stuff like the copy to from a context menu in Dolphin..they just cannot seem to find their recently plugged usb.

I would suggest to keep the defualt mount point /media as it would make life easier for this scenario.

What do you think?

[doktor5000]

Comes a bit late. Also this is the default on all newer distributions, so keeping /media as default is definitely the wrong question.

If you really want that you could try to change it: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/ud ... o_.2Fmedia

[linuxero]

Comes a bit late. Also this is the default on all newer distributions, so keeping /media as default is definitely the wrong question.

If you really want that you could try to change it: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/ud ... o_.2Fmedia

I don't understand why a bit late, though!! Actually I never minded it until a few of the people I installed Mageia for started complaining, so I thought this could be easier for them.

Thanks for the hint anyway

[jiml8]

You could always write a script to symlink the actual mountpoint to /media. Have it look once a second or so for new devices mounted...

[doktor5000]

It is quite simple:
1. change path to "/etc/udev/rules.d/" (krusader/mc/konsole)
2. inside "rules.d" directory create file named "99-udisks2.rules" (needs root; or similar name with .rules extension)
3. edit mentioned file, adding lines:

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# UDISKS_FILESYSTEM_SHARED
# ==1: mount filesystem to a shared directory (/media/VolumeName)
# ==0: mount filesystem to a private directory (/run/media/$USER/VolumeName)
# See udisks(8)
ENV{ID_FS_USAGE}=="filesystem|other|crypto", ENV{UDISKS_FILESYSTEM_SHARED}="1"

**************** do not add this line *****************
Udev automatically detects changes to rules files, so changes take effect immediately without requiring udev to be restarted. However, the rules are not re-triggered automatically on already existing devices. Hot-pluggable devices, such as USB devices, will probably have to be reconnected for the new rules to take effect.
If rules fail to reload automatically
4. Load created rules (use root shell in konsole) : # udevadm control --reload
or reboot system
Thats all! Changes becames permanent.

[doktor5000]

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