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Questions tagged [pysdm]

PySDM is a Storage Device Manager that allows full customization of hard disk mountpoints without manually access to fstab.

It also allows the creation of udev rules for dynamic configuration of storage devices Features

PyGTK graphical interface
Management of fstab file
    Partition autodetection
    Automated configuration for new devices
    Filesystem-dependent options. ext2, ext3, fat, ntfs, reiserfs, swap and xfs supported now, more coming soon... :)
    Mounting management
Hotpluging
    udev rules management
    Device naming
    Permission assignement
internationalization and localization support
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PYSDM missing in Ubuntu 12.10 and higher

I have had to do a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.10. I am trying to install PYSDM but it is missing from the repositories. I have searched for a repo, none to be found... not sure where else to ask because I really do not want to go backwards to have…
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Why does everything keep changing back to root ownership (NTFS)?

I've tried EVERYTHING to get my files back into my name, but all I seem to do is add MORE files to Root ownership every time I try to fix things. It starts with getting my 2 ntfs partitions to mount at startup. Pysdm will set the partitions to…
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Non-fatal boot automount errors generated after adding NTFS partition to fstab

I had a problem mounting an NTFS partition using pysdm that's discussed here - can't mount ntfs partition without root access I resolved it by the fstab edits suggested. However, I now get an "error mount 0 - skip or fix now?" (paraphrased from…
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Using PySDM To Change Permissions

So I'm trying to understand how to change permissions on an external drive. It seems like only 1 user can connect via the Samba share. I've read some things about installing PySDM, so beginners (like myself) don't have to edit the /etc/fstab. Would…
Muhnamana
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