Kubuntu: Disks&Filesystem remembers wrong settings

[aapgorilla]

In Kubuntu's System Settings->Advanced->Disks&Filesystem:

 After selecting modify/new an entry not in fstab, that first entry is remembered in future dialogues, also for other partitions, thus it becomes impossible to change any settings

[aapgorilla (aapgorilla)]

I just had a look in fstab, it looks like systemsettings tries to store the settings made there to fstab, it was turned into a mess,
/dev/sda5 /media/Data2 auto users,noauto\040umask=000,atime,noauto,rw,nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0 is the first line written by systemsettings:

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# -- This file has been automaticly generated by ntfs-config --
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>

# Entry for /dev/mapper/sda2 :
UUID=f340078d-4758-4d33-a4ac-a148c95c7558 / ext3 nouser,defaults,errors=remount-ro,atime,auto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 1
# Entry for /dev/mapper/sda3 :
#UUID=6bd941c4-fab0-428e-93df-fc382ec155e8 /media/hda3 ext3 defaults,noauto, 0 2
# Entry for /dev/mapper/sda5 :
#UUID=6000-D871 /media/hda5 vfat defaults,user,noauto,utf8,umask=000,gid=46 0 1
# Entry for /dev/mapper/sdb1 :
#UUID=DEBC5D8ABC5D5E59 /media/sda1 ntfs-3g defaults,user,noauto,nls=utf8,umask=000,gid=46 0 1
# Entry for /dev/mapper/sdb3 :
#UUID=525C16E75C16C59F /media/sda5 ntfs-3g defaults,user,noauto,nls=utf8,umask=000,gid=46 0 1
/dev/sda5 /media/Data2 auto users,noauto\040umask=000,atime,noauto,rw,nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0
/dev/sdb3 /media/Data auto users,atime,noauto,rw,nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0
/dev/sdb3 /media/Data auto users,atime,noauto,rw,nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0
/dev/sdb3 /media/Data auto users,atime,noauto,rw,nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0
/dev/sda3 /media/Mandriva auto users,umask=000,atime,noauto,rw,nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0

[Kast (b-m-kast)]

Tested with kdes-systemsettings 0.0svn20070312-0ubuntu1 in Ubuntu Feisty.

[The Marauder (arn-epsilon)]

Hy,

I think I've the same problem on Kubuntu Gutsy :

I had to add a removable disk formatted NTFS (the user must have a NTFS file system ...). At the first mount, we can read but no write on this.
The user went to systemsetting for activate the disk (be writable for all). But I doesn't understand anything about these (and me too :D). This tool created a folder in this home called <mount point>, added a SECOND entries for the SAME partition on the fstab (a removable device ....). Remove rights to mount/umount and read... I think there is two disk management : one for static device and one for removable, but the disk management doesn't recognize the difference.

I tried to help him. Remove the fstab entry and retry with systemsetting. But it's impossible to write configuration, I takes no effects. I force UUID (and not label but it's takes no effects ...). I don't know what group/user must but owned for readable/writable device.

I don't understand : these options are not comprehensible for users, and there are often no activated after changing configuration. And for a removable device we have not to write on fstab so systemsetting force this.

(bad english, sorry...)

[Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman)]

Kubuntu 8.04 has reached the end of its supported life, and unfortunately the Guidance user configuration tool and the Guidance Power Manager were the only Guidance apps to survive. The rest were removed from distribution and will not be receiving any more bugfixes. Thanks for understanding, and have a nice day.