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USERMOUNT(1)                                                      USERMOUNT(1)



NAME
       usermount - A graphical tool to mount, unmount and format filesystems.

SYNOPSIS
       usermount [ options ]

DESCRIPTION
       usermount is a graphical tool to allow users to easily manage removable media, such
       as floppy disks or zip disks.  When the tool starts up, it scans /etc/fstab for all
       filesystems  that  have  been  configured to allow users to mount and unmount them.
       The filesystem can be mounted or unmounted by pressing the  toggle  button  labeled
       Mount.

       Also, if the user has the appropriate permissions for the device, the Format button
       will be active.  This allows the user to format disks using fdformat and  create  a
       new  filesystem of the type listed (using mkfs with the appropriate option).  Natu-
       rally, the user will be prompted for confirmation before actually  destroying  data
       on the device.

       Note  that  if  a  device is already mounted, the format button is inactive for all
       entries that share the same device.

       When run as root, usermount displays all of the entries in /etc/fstab  rather  than
       just the ones with the user option.

OPTIONS
       This program has no command line options of it’s own, but it does take the standard
       X program options like -display and such.  See the X(1) man page for  some  of  the
       common options.

FILES
       /etc/fstab               The system file describing the mountable filesystems.

SEE ALSO
       mount(8), fdformat(8), mkfs(8), fstab(5) X(1)

BUGS
       Mount entries with a filesystem type of iso9660 are outright considered CD-ROMs and
       the format button is always disabled.

       Mount entries for swap files or partitions are also ignored.  A nice feature  might
       be to allow root to turn swap on and off for swap partitions.

AUTHOR
       Otto Hammersmith <otto AT redhat.com>



Red Hat Software                3 October 1997                    USERMOUNT(1)

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