Patch: Prompt for required password when mounting a drive
- From: Nate Nielsen <nielsen-list memberwebs com>
- To: "gnome-vfs-list gnome org" <gnome-vfs-list gnome org>
- Subject: Patch: Prompt for required password when mounting a drive
- Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 01:37:14 +0000 (GMT)
When mounting a drive (listed in /etc/fstab) such as a an SMB, or
encrypted loop mount the 'mount' command will prompt for a password.
However when mounting that drive through gnome-vfs, there's nowhere for
the user to enter the required password.
This patch adds functionality to gnome-vfs so that when the 'mount'
command requests a password it prompts using a gnome-vfs-auth dialog.
Patch: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/attachment.cgi?id=50425
Bug: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=157650
The 'mount' command prompts for passwords on /dev/tty. The patch opens a
tty and forks the 'mount' command with that as its stdin and stdout. It
then waits for a 'password:' string, etc...
This is a rough and incomplete patch, but I want to make sure this makes
sense and I haven't missed anything obvious.
Cheers,
Nate
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