Re: How to disable automatic mounting of CDROM?

From	Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: How to disable automatic mounting of CDROM?
Date	2015-10-04 18:10 +0200
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Lisi Reisz wrote:
> On Sunday 04 October 2015 16:17:24 Richard Owlett wrote:
>> Lisi Reisz wrote:
>>> On Sunday 04 October 2015 15:41:37 Richard Owlett wrote:
>>>> It may address the
>>>> one thing I've found most annoying while trying to move to Linux.
>>>> Users [*PLURAL*] and Groups [*PLURAL*] may make sense in a
>>>> universe of mainframes. Not so much in a setting where only one
>>>> individual has access.
>>>
>>> It makes sense in lots of situations, real life ones for schools,
>>> colleges, workplaces, families, single users attached to the Internet.
>>> You can always achieve what you seem to want by always running as root.
>>> So LInux can do what you want fine.  Let it also do what others
>>> want/need.
>>
>> I don't always wish to "swat flies with 100mm cannon".
>> Or as old saying cautions "When all you have is a hammer,
>> everything looks like a nail."
>
> Then stop moaning.  Linux is a multi-user operating system.  It always has
> been.  Why should it change totally to suit you?  And anyway, root access is
> what you are saying you want.  So why not use it?  What disadvantages would
> it have in your scenario?  You want "everyone" to be able to do everything.
>

You missed my point. I had said:
"Hadn't done any previous reading on Policykit. It may address 
the one thing I've found most annoying while trying to move to 
Linux."

Obviously stating that Debian apparently had a solution for my 
percieved problem.

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How to disable automatic mounting of CDROM? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2015-09-26 16:20 +0200
  Re: How to disable automatic mounting of CDROM? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-09-26 17:30 +0200
    Re: How to disable automatic mounting of CDROM? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2015-09-26 18:30 +0200
      Re: How to disable automatic mounting of CDROM? rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-09-26 20:30 +0200
      Re: How to disable automatic mounting of CDROM? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-09-26 21:50 +0200
        Re: How to disable automatic mounting of CDROM? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2015-09-27 00:20 +0200
          Re: How to disable automatic mounting of CDROM? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-09-27 13:30 +0200
            Re: How to disable automatic mounting of CDROM? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2015-10-04 16:50 +0200
              Re: How to disable automatic mounting of CDROM? Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-10-04 17:10 +0200
                Re: How to disable automatic mounting of CDROM? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2015-10-04 17:20 +0200
                Re: How to disable automatic mounting of CDROM? Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-10-04 17:50 +0200
                Re: How to disable automatic mounting of CDROM? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2015-10-04 18:10 +0200

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