User problem with automounting of camera in KDE

[Collins Richey]

On 8/18/06, Tim Wunder <tim at thewunders.org> wrote:
> Using FC5 and KDE 3.5.4 (from kde-redhat) in a multi-user environment (me, my
> wife, and my son).
>
> When I plug our camera into the USB port, I get a dialog asking me what to do
> with the newly found device, regardless of the number of other users logged
> in, or the order in which we log in. I can open it in a new window, and have
> access to the pictures through media:/camera.
>
> However, my wife's user code does not get this dialog. When she plugs the
> camera in, she always gets this error mesage: "Cannot find parent item
> media:/ in the tree. Internal error."

My suggestion is to have her logout, move her ~/.kde somewhere safe,
and login again to create a new ~/.kde. Another thought: is her user
member of all the same groups as other users?

Worth a shot, anyway.

-- 
Collins Richey
     If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries
     of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for.