Unable to mount most drives
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Unable to mount most drives
Get the following error when I try to mount virtually any drive other than the drive containing Linux mint:
Unable to mount location
Not authorized to perform operation
Any suggestions to fix issue?
Unable to mount location
Not authorized to perform operation
Any suggestions to fix issue?
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Re: Unable to mount most drives
How were you trying to mount them, if in a terminal with mount, try sudo mount?
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Re: Unable to mount most drives
Through the Gui file manager
Re: Unable to mount most drives
Open a terminal and
viewtopic.php?f=42&t=364929&p=2119362&h ... l#p2119362
Which of the partitions in the parted output are you trying to mount?
sudo parted --list
. This will tell us about the drives in your system. Post the output in your reply, use code markers as explained here:viewtopic.php?f=42&t=364929&p=2119362&h ... l#p2119362
Which of the partitions in the parted output are you trying to mount?
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Re: Unable to mount most drives
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Model: ATA KINGSTON SV300S3 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 120GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1049kB 525MB 524MB primary ntfs boot
2 525MB 120GB 120GB primary ntfs
Model: ATA TOSHIBA DT01ABA2 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 2000GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1049kB 1486GB 1486GB primary ntfs
2 1486GB 1872GB 385GB primary ext4
3 1872GB 2000GB 129GB primary ntfs
Model: ATA CT120BX500SSD1 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdc: 120GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1049kB 120GB 120GB primary ext4
Model: ATA KINGSTON SA400S3 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdd: 240GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1049kB 240GB 240GB primary ext4 boot
Model: Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sde: 30.9GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1049kB 30.9GB 30.9GB primary ntfs
Model: ATA TOSHIBA DT01ABA2 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 2000GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1049kB 1486GB 1486GB primary ntfs
As I said before though the error happens with EVERY partition listed under "Devices"
Re: Unable to mount most drives
Please report the output of groups, run in Terminal. I'm wondering whether you accidentally removed yourself from the sudo group.
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Re: Unable to mount most drives
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spaceboy adm cdrom sudo dip plugdev lpadmin sambashare libvirt
Re: Unable to mount most drives
Well, that's okay, sudo is in groups.
Don't know what's causing the original problem, but the 'better' way to mount other partitions is by editing a file called fstab, particularly for internal drives. Before we start that, assuming you used disks to mount those partitions, let's see what it has done to fstab*, post the output from
* not a fan of disks, it makes messy entries in fstab.
Don't know what's causing the original problem, but the 'better' way to mount other partitions is by editing a file called fstab, particularly for internal drives. Before we start that, assuming you used disks to mount those partitions, let's see what it has done to fstab*, post the output from
cat /etc/fstab
. Also post the output from blkid
, this tells us the UUIDs assigned to each partition - need that when you edit fstab.* not a fan of disks, it makes messy entries in fstab.
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Re: Unable to mount most drives
This will work, of course, but I don't know about 'better'. Clicking the partition in left pane of File Manager should work as the OP expects.
Speaking of Disks, Spaceboy, what happens if you open Disks (an app on Menu), select sdb1 and click the mount button (triangle-shaped, pointing right)?
Also, please post your system information. I don't think this is a hardware or driver issue, but would like to be sure.
Re: Unable to mount most drives
That's why it was in quotes
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Re: Unable to mount most drives
fstab:AndyMH wrote: ⤴Sat Jul 02, 2022 6:21 am Well, that's okay, sudo is in groups.
Don't know what's causing the original problem, but the 'better' way to mount other partitions is by editing a file called fstab, particularly for internal drives. Before we start that, assuming you used disks to mount those partitions, let's see what it has done to fstab*, post the output fromcat /etc/fstab
. Also post the output fromblkid
, this tells us the UUIDs assigned to each partition - need that when you edit fstab.
* not a fan of disks, it makes messy entries in fstab.
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# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid' to print the universally unique identifier for a
# device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name devices
# that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
# / was on /dev/sdd1 during installation
UUID=c0977ad3-0568-4d1f-ad10-8555b882110c / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
/swapfile none swap sw 0 0
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/dev/sda1: LABEL="System Reserved" UUID="001CCA041CC9F526" TYPE="ntfs" PARTUUID="baf9e3e5-01"
/dev/sda2: UUID="967663DC7663BB9D" TYPE="ntfs" PARTUUID="baf9e3e5-02"
/dev/sdb1: LABEL="New Volume" UUID="7CA4FD93A4FD505E" TYPE="ntfs" PARTUUID="2616d427-01"
/dev/sdb2: LABEL="Virt_Machines" UUID="2ec9417a-9f99-46b3-b0a6-396b1ea885ff" TYPE="ext4" PARTUUID="2616d427-02"
/dev/sdb3: LABEL="Windows 7" UUID="32DAF75BDAF71A35" TYPE="ntfs" PARTUUID="2616d427-03"
/dev/sdc1: UUID="6d6de654-81a2-4548-9847-66e1178adbaa" TYPE="ext4" PTTYPE="dos" PARTUUID="4a7351a2-01"
/dev/sdd1: UUID="c0977ad3-0568-4d1f-ad10-8555b882110c" TYPE="ext4" PTTYPE="dos" PARTUUID="645be268-01"
/dev/sde1: UUID="9C80142B80140E80" TYPE="ntfs" PARTUUID="b9bbdf79-01"
/dev/sde4: UUID="2019-08-26-06-55-07-00" LABEL="ISOIMAGE" TYPE="iso9660" PTUUID="663d6ede-3cef-4c0c-a005-ceba919e5cca" PTTYPE="gpt" PARTUUID="b9bbdf79-0
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Re: Unable to mount most drives
Disks:pbear wrote: ⤴Sat Jul 02, 2022 11:20 amThis will work, of course, but I don't know about 'better'. Clicking the partition in left pane of File Manager should work as the OP expects.
Speaking of Disks, Spaceboy, what happens if you open Disks (an app on Menu), select sdb1 and click the mount button (triangle-shaped, pointing right)?
Also, please post your system information. I don't think this is a hardware or driver issue, but would like to be sure.
Error Mounting file system
Not authorized to perform operation (udisks-error-quaark, 4)
System Info:
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System: Kernel: 5.4.0-120-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.4.0
Desktop: Cinnamon 5.2.7 wm: muffin dm: LightDM Distro: Linux Mint 20.3 Una
base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal
Machine: Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: A88XM-E v: Rev X.0x serial: <filter>
UEFI [Legacy]: American Megatrends v: 2001 date: 03/09/2016
CPU: Topology: Quad Core model: AMD A10-7700K Radeon R7 10 Compute Cores 4C+6G bits: 64
type: MCP arch: Steamroller rev: 1 L2 cache: 2048 KiB
flags: avx lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm bogomips: 27200
Speed: 2601 MHz min/max: 1900/3400 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 2333 2: 2230 3: 3399
4: 3400
Graphics: Device-1: AMD Kaveri [Radeon R7 Graphics] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: radeon v: kernel
bus ID: 00:01.0 chip ID: 1002:1313
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.13 driver: ati,radeon unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa
resolution: 1600x900~60Hz, 1920x1080~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: AMD KAVERI (DRM 2.50.0 5.4.0-120-generic LLVM 12.0.0)
v: 4.5 Mesa 21.2.6 direct render: Yes
Audio: Device-1: AMD Kaveri HDMI/DP Audio vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
bus ID: 00:01.1 chip ID: 1002:1308
Device-2: AMD FCH Azalia vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
bus ID: 00:14.2 chip ID: 1022:780d
Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.4.0-120-generic
Network: Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: ASUSTeK
driver: r8169 v: kernel port: e000 bus ID: 03:00.0 chip ID: 10ec:8168
IF: enp3s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Device-2: TP-Link TL-WN722N v2 type: USB driver: r8188eu bus ID: 5-2:3
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IF: wlx503eaaeab6ba state: up mac: <filter>
IF-ID-1: virbr0 state: down mac: <filter>
IF-ID-2: virbr0-nic state: down mac: <filter>
Drives: Local Storage: total: 2.28 TiB used: 58.80 GiB (2.5%)
ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Kingston model: SV300S37A120G size: 111.79 GiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s
serial: <filter> temp: 30 C
ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Toshiba model: DT01ABA200 size: 1.82 TiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s
serial: <filter> temp: 33 C
ID-3: /dev/sdc vendor: Crucial model: CT120BX500SSD1 size: 111.79 GiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s
serial: <filter> temp: 39 C
ID-4: /dev/sdd vendor: Kingston model: SA400S37240G size: 223.57 GiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s
serial: <filter> temp: 25 C
ID-5: /dev/sde type: USB vendor: Kingston model: DataTraveler 3.0 size: 28.82 GiB
serial: <filter>
Partition: ID-1: / size: 219.06 GiB used: 24.93 GiB (11.4%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdd1
USB: Hub: 1-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 5 rev: 2.0 chip ID: 1d6b:0002
Hub: 2-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 5 rev: 2.0 chip ID: 1d6b:0002
Device-1: 2-1:2 info: Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3/G4/SE9 G2 type: Mass Storage
driver: usb-storage rev: 2.1 chip ID: 0951:1666
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Device-2: 3-1:2 info: Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical type: Mouse
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Device-3: 5-1:2 info: Microsoft Wired Keyboard 200 type: Keyboard
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chip ID: 2357:010c
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Hub: 8-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 2 rev: 3.0 chip ID: 1d6b:0003
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Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
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Re: Unable to mount most drives
A quick internet search on that error code suggests this is a problem with polkit, which is the other thing (besides sudo) which regulates command permissions. Frankly, I know the fundamentals about polkit but not the intricacies.
Is this a new installation? If not, has this been a problem all along or did it only crop up recently?
Is this a new installation? If not, has this been a problem all along or did it only crop up recently?
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Re: Unable to mount most drives
Installed about couple of months ago, only noticed the problem recently (within the last 2 weeks)
Re: Unable to mount most drives
I'm maybe a step up the ladder with polkit (potentially know enough to be dangerous).
This was a user with a udisks problem, and a fix. Fixed the problem, no idea what the original cause was:
viewtopic.php?f=50&t=351281&p=2028541&h ... s#p2028541
Not sure this is wise advice, but you have the information. Probably better - if you have a timeshift snapshot from before the problem started, revert to it.
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Re: Unable to mount most drives
AndyMH wrote: ⤴Sun Jul 03, 2022 8:17 amI'm maybe a step up the ladder with polkit (potentially know enough to be dangerous).
This was a user with a udisks problem, and a fix. Fixed the problem, no idea what the original cause was:
viewtopic.php?f=50&t=351281&p=2028541&h ... s#p2028541
Not sure this is wise advice, but you have the information. Probably better - if you have a timeshift snapshot from before the problem started, revert to it.
Thanks, will look at that thread later.
Did think about timeshift, Gotta check if its made some automatic backups since I've not run it manually.
Re: Unable to mount most drives
It has to be enabled. Suggest you don't use it with the defaults (saves snapshots inSpaceboy60 wrote: ⤴Sun Jul 03, 2022 9:16 am Did think about timeshift, Gotta check if its made some automatic backups since I've not run it manually.
/timeshift
), with the number of drives in your system, point it at an ext4 partition on another drive. If the drive is internal you can enable automatic snapshots. My backup drive is internal/removable, timeshift does auto snapshots daily (overkill) keep 5, monthly keep 5. If you screw up the system, timeshift will restore it to an earlier working version (bit scary first time you do it).Timeshift looks after the system, does nothing for your data (contents of home). Have a look at backintime (in software manager), works just like timeshift but default is to only take snapshots of home so complementary to timeshift. Easy to restore individual files/folders or the whole lot. There are other alternatives.
Both work the same way, using a terminal utility rsync to do the work. First time they run, they copy everything, thereafter they only copy what has changed = quick. Each snapshot is complete, hard links are used to point to the original backup copy of the unchanged file, saves space. Because they use hard links the destination must be an ext4 partition.
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Re: Unable to mount most drives
Restored a timeshift backup from a few days ago and it's mounting OK for now