I have got a hard disk with some files on an NTFS (New Technology File System). Microsoft Windows uses NTFS.
I use the commands below to eliminate the need for a user to type a password when mounting a file system. In Terminal, type:
cd /usr/share/polkit-1/actions/
cp org.freedesktop.udisks.policy org.freedesktop.udisks.policyBackUp
gedit org.freedesktop.udisks.policy
Here is a part of the original file:
<action id="org.freedesktop.udisks.filesystem-mount-system-internal">
<description>Mount a system-internal device</description>
<description xml:lang="da">Montér en intern enhed</description>
<description xml:lang="de">Eingebautes Gerät einhängen</description>
<message>Authentication is required to mount the device</message>
<message xml:lang="da">Autorisering er påkrævet for at montere et fil system</message>
<message xml:lang="de">Zugriffsrechte werden benötigt um das Gerät einzuhängen</message>
<defaults>
<allow_any>yes</allow_any>
<allow_inactive>yes</allow_inactive>
<allow_active>auth_admin_keep</allow_active>
</defaults>
</action>
Here is the changed part of the file to eliminate the need of a password:
<action id="org.freedesktop.udisks.filesystem-mount-system-internal">
<description>Mount a system-internal device</description>
<description xml:lang="da">Montér en intern enhed</description>
<description xml:lang="de">Eingebautes Gerät einhängen</description>
<message>Authentication is required to mount the device</message>
<message xml:lang="da">Autorisering er påkrævet for at montere et fil system</message>
<message xml:lang="de">Zugriffsrechte werden benötigt um das Gerät einzuhängen</message>
<defaults>
<allow_any>no</allow_any>
<allow_inactive>no</allow_inactive>
<allow_active>yes</allow_active>
</defaults>
</action>
For more information on file systems, see page 44 of the book:
Computer Forensics JumpStart
By Michael G. Solomon, K Rudolph, Ed Tittel, Neil Broom, Diane Barrett
I got the idea of removing authentication by reading this page.
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