Re: parted is ALMOST suitable
On Fri 11 Nov 2016 at 18:09:33 +0100, Pascal Hambourg wrote:
> Le 11/11/2016 à 17:24, Brian a écrit :
> >
> >As the manual says:
> >
> > CACHE_FILE=<path>
> > Overrides the standard location of the cache file. This setting
> > can be overridden by the environment variable BLKID_FILE. Default
> > is /run/blkid/blkid.tab, or /etc/blkid.tab on systems without a
> > /run directory.
>
> In Wheezy the man page does not mention /run, and there is no
> /run/blkid/blkid.tab.
>
> >>However note that /dev/sdb* is owned by group "floppy" and my standard user
> >>account is a member of this group.
> >
> >If you are on Jessie (and have not altered any udev rules) you have a
> >broken system.
>
> This computer runs Wheezy and I did not alter udev rules. Looks like things
> have changed with Jessie.
Wheezy has /etc/udev/rules.d/91-permissions.rules; Jessie doesn't.
This thread has a short discussion on gparted and bug #439409. The bug
report was submitted for Wheezy and the behaviour you observe formed
the basis of an argument. The bug report now has a different complexion
but has still not been updated to reflect the altered situation.
--
Brian.
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