How to specify automount options without /etc/fstab

[Todd And Margo Chester]

On 08/27/2012 10:16 AM, dg1727 wrote:
> On Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:22:02 -0400 Todd And Margo Chester
> <toddandmargo at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 08/26/2012 01:59 PM, dg1727 wrote:
>>>
>>> A user of mine has Xfce 4.8.3 (I believe - it's the default
>>> version that came with the distro) on Xubuntu 12.04.1
>>>
>>> I would like to set up his computer so that when any volume is
>>> about to be automounted, if the volume is ext4, then the volume
>>> is mounted with certain options specified by me.  Any other
>>> automounted volumes can be automounted according to the system
>>> defaults.
>>
>> I have a script I use to mount my five USB sticks the way I want.
>> I do this by searching for their label after they are plugged
>> in and before they are mounted.  It is based on the command:
>>
>>      $ ls -al /dev/disk/by-label
>>      ...
>>
>> I have a subroutine, which refines the above:
>>
>> FindDevice () {
>>     # incomming variables
>>     Label=$1
>>
>>     Device="`readlink -e /dev/disk/by-label/$Label`"
>>     if [ "$?" != "0" ]; then Device="none"; fi
>>
>>     echo $Device
>>     return
>> }
>>
>> The above lets me know the stick's device assignment.  That
>> way I can mount them the way I like.
>>
>> If you are handy at scripts, you could modify my script to your
>> liking.  Let me know and I will post it back to here.
>>
>> -T
>
> Yes, Todd, I would like to know how your script is "patched into"
> the sequence of events between a device getting plugged in and
> "thunar-volman" automounting that device.  I will be glad to look
> at your script.
>
> I'm also interested in whether your script allows an icon for the
> volume to show up by default on the Xfce desktop.
>
> Thanks.
>
> -dg1727
>
>

Hi dg,

Oh, you know what.  After you physically plug in your
sticks, you have to manually run the script.  Nothing
is automatic.  If you still want the script, let me know.

-T