I’m on Manjaro Linux with Gnome. When I attach a USB HDD to my laptop, it mounts as /run/media/username/uuid. But for some reason, it is mounted as root and not with the owner set to the currently logged in user. For that reason, I can’t create new directory’s on this HDD, after I attached this to the laptop.

I can only switch to root, create the folder and change ownership of this new folder to the currently logged in user.

Is there any way to automount the USB hdd/stick with ownership of the currently logged in user?

  • SomeBoyo@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    sudo chown -R username:group /path/to/the/drive/

    You should now be able to create folders and mount it normally

    • db2@sopuli.xyz
      01·
      1 year ago

      Or add the uuid to fstab so it’s mounted as owned by their uid.

      • sudo_su@feddit.deOP
        0·
        1 year ago

        Is there some variable to use as placeholder for the current logged in user, or do I have to use one gid/uid for all users on the laptop?

        • db2@sopuli.xyz
          01·
          1 year ago

          It’s a good use case for groups, mounted as that group and the users who need it being in that group.