Bug#512824: Related to bug #305846?

[Aljaž Prusnik]

On ned, 2009-03-08 at 17:24 +0100, Julien Valroff wrote:
> Windows seems however to behave wrong in terms of removable media, as
> far as I have tested at work. Every user logged in as the control of the
> removable media, which can be problematic, as per my earlier example.
> 

I agree. But since Windows is around for such a long time and even
though this might be wrong it still causes less problems than this
implementation (let's say not a fact but an anecdotal fact ;) ). 

> > Or the media should rather be auto-unmounted and left there un-owned
> > until some other user chooses to mount it (via GUI not the commandline).
> > If you take your variant then you'll have to make a criteria which of
> > the let's say 5 still logged in user should get the ownership and what
> > happens if the original owner returns and wants its media back. :)
> No, it can't be unmounted: the second user, still logged in, could have
> files open on the removable media!

Maybe the owner could get asked to whom he'd like to pass on the
ownership within the log-out process?

Anyways - this fix you mentioned - will it also get into stable?

Regards,
Aljaz