Thanks for your comment Jonathan. It has helped me with the permissions issue.
To stop rhythmbox from automatically popping up, go to System->Preferences->"Removable Drives and Media", select the multimedia tab, and clear the box that says "Play music files when connected".
Thanks for your comment Jonathan. It has helped me with the permissions issue.
To stop rhythmbox from automatically popping up, go to System- >Preferences- >"Removable Drives and Media", select the multimedia tab, and clear the box that says "Play music files when connected".