How Can I Disable Password Prompt for Auto-Mounting Drives in Fedora KDE?
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CoolPenguin99
Hey there,
I recently switched to Fedora KDE as my daily driver, and I'm really enjoying the experience! I've managed to set up my drives to auto-mount on boot, but I'm starting to find it a hassle to enter my password every time. Is there a way to disable this password prompt?
Thanks!
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To avoid entering your password for mounting, make sure you have the correct entry in your /etc/fstab file. What type of file systems are you trying to auto-mount? That'll help point you in the right direction!
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You could also use KDE Partition Manager or GParted to edit your mount point without dealing with the config file manually. It's a more visual way to set things up.
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If your drives aren't encrypted with something like BitLocker, you just need to tweak your fstab file to stop the password prompt. Check out this guide for more details: [how to edit fstab](https://askubuntu.com/questions/34731/howto-auto-mount-windows-partitions-using-etc-fstab).
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