Re: MTOOLS_SKIP_CHECK=1 for usbpens

[Klaus Ade Johnstad <klaus@astro.uio.no>]

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lørdag 16. oktober 2004, 15:26, skrev torsted@runbox.no:
> Hi,
> At my school we are using ltsp-usb on at thinclient on skolelinux.
> The problem is that using different usb-pens of different vendors we
> have the problem that some usbpens require MTOOLS_SKIP_CHECK=1 to be
> set in .mtoolsrc.
>
> my question is:
> does this have some negative effects if this was enabled on a global
> scale, through /etc/skel/.mtoolsrc ?
>
> The other issue is that when using usbpens, the machine has to be
> restarted when using an other usbpen. Is there some way to enable
> some sort of rescane of the usbbus scan the next time another usbpen
> is inserted.
>
> regards
> TOrstein Dybdahl

I can't see any negative effects using MTOOLS_SKIP_CHECK=1 globaly, I 
have this set at my school aswell.

But I believe that the correct place of having this set is 
in /etc/mtools.conf, have a look at 'man mtools.conf'


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Klaus
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