These tools enable system administrators to easily
control those options which affect the behavior of removable
devices such as floppy, CD and DVD disks. Note that, by
default, all removable devices are automatically made available so
users shouldn't need to manually mount media.
For each device the following properties may be changed:
Mount point. The directory from where the device's files will be accessed. You can either choose an entry from the list or type in your own path. If the directory does not exist, it is created automatically.
Options. Controls various device options, notably whether a user is allowed to use new media without root privileges. If the user option (available by clicking the button) is deselected, regular users won't be able to access newly inserted media on this drive, only root will be able to access it.
Type. Displays a list of file-system types. If you have a specific medium with a different file system on it, this is where you can tell Linux how to access it.
Select the
property you wish to change and click . The
corresponding dialog pops up in which you can change your
settings. Then click again. The system
then asks you if you want to save the modifications in the
/etc/fstab
file. By saying yes, you will not
have to unmount and re-mount that device: it is done
automatically