turn off automount

[Gary Hodges]

On 11/9/05, Jason Straight <jason at jeetkunedomaster.net> wrote:
> On Wednesday 09 November 2005 15:12, Gary Hodges wrote:
> > On 11/9/05, Gary Hodges <fsunoles at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On 11/9/05, hometoast <hometoast at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > in general you can configure autofs. link here:
> > > > http://www.greenfly.org/talks/autofs/autofs.html
> > > >
> > > > as for kubuntu specific, I'm not sure of the configurator, but I'm sure
> > > > we've got one.  maybe dpkg-reconfigure autofs ?
> > >
> > > It appears I don't have autofs installed.  Is this possibly a
> > > Konqueror setting?  That is what opens when a disk is inserted.  As an
> > > aside, Autofs sounds pretty good.  I think I'd go for it if it didn't
> > > open up an application, e.g., Kongueror.
> >
> > Solution:
> > System Settings -> KDE Components -> Service Manager
> > Uncheck and stop KDED Media Manager.
> >
> > > > On 11/9/05, Gary Hodges <fsunoles at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > Kubuntu 5.10
> > > > >
> > > > > How do I turn off the feature that automounts a CDROM/DVD?
>
> You sure? :) ivman does it on my system, you have to edit /usr/bin/startkde
> and remove the ivman startup, you can just comment out the line that start
> ivman, but you have to have something in the if struct, I just put
> in /bin/true

Real sure.  I suppose like many things Linux, there are several ways
to achieve the same goal.

Cheers,
Gary