Can't eject USB drive without sudo?
I'm trying to eject a USB drive in the command line with eject /dev/sdg1 but I get the following error:
eject: unable to open `/dev/sdg'
The command unmounts the drive but does not eject it. However, running with sudo works just fine. Is this a bug or expected behavior? I'm trying to incorporate this into a python application so sudo isn't really an option. Note that umount works just fine without sudo.
usb mount sudo udev unmount
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I'm trying to eject a USB drive in the command line with eject /dev/sdg1 but I get the following error:
eject: unable to open `/dev/sdg'
The command unmounts the drive but does not eject it. However, running with sudo works just fine. Is this a bug or expected behavior? I'm trying to incorporate this into a python application so sudo isn't really an option. Note that umount works just fine without sudo.
usb mount sudo udev unmount
asked 7 hours ago
A TyshkaA Tyshka
1032
Welcome to AskUbuntu! What type of device is /dev/sdg? eject is specifically for removeable media such as Optical, Floppy, tape, ZIP, JAZ drives and is not supported by all devices. Further /dev/sdg1 indicates a partition, not a device.
– Elder Geek
7 hours ago
@ElderGeek this is a usb flash drive. I think there's only a single partition on it
– A Tyshka
3 hours ago
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I'm trying to eject a USB drive in the command line with eject /dev/sdg1 but I get the following error:
eject: unable to open `/dev/sdg'
The command unmounts the drive but does not eject it. However, running with sudo works just fine. Is this a bug or expected behavior? I'm trying to incorporate this into a python application so sudo isn't really an option. Note that umount works just fine without sudo.
usb mount sudo udev unmount
asked 7 hours ago
A TyshkaA Tyshka
1032
I'm trying to eject a USB drive in the command line with eject /dev/sdg1 but I get the following error:
eject: unable to open `/dev/sdg'
The command unmounts the drive but does not eject it. However, running with sudo works just fine. Is this a bug or expected behavior? I'm trying to incorporate this into a python application so sudo isn't really an option. Note that umount works just fine without sudo.
usb mount sudo udev unmount
usb mount sudo udev unmount
asked 7 hours ago
A TyshkaA Tyshka
1032
asked 7 hours ago
A TyshkaA Tyshka
1032
asked 7 hours ago
A TyshkaA Tyshka
1032
asked 7 hours ago
A TyshkaA Tyshka
1032
asked 7 hours ago
A TyshkaA Tyshka
1032
1032
Welcome to AskUbuntu! What type of device is /dev/sdg? eject is specifically for removeable media such as Optical, Floppy, tape, ZIP, JAZ drives and is not supported by all devices. Further /dev/sdg1 indicates a partition, not a device.
– Elder Geek
7 hours ago
@ElderGeek this is a usb flash drive. I think there's only a single partition on it
– A Tyshka
3 hours ago
add a comment |
Welcome to AskUbuntu! What type of device is /dev/sdg? eject is specifically for removeable media such as Optical, Floppy, tape, ZIP, JAZ drives and is not supported by all devices. Further /dev/sdg1 indicates a partition, not a device.
– Elder Geek
7 hours ago
@ElderGeek this is a usb flash drive. I think there's only a single partition on it
– A Tyshka
3 hours ago
Welcome to AskUbuntu! What type of device is /dev/sdg? eject is specifically for removeable media such as Optical, Floppy, tape, ZIP, JAZ drives and is not supported by all devices. Further /dev/sdg1 indicates a partition, not a device.
– Elder Geek
7 hours ago
Welcome to AskUbuntu! What type of device is /dev/sdg? eject is specifically for removeable media such as Optical, Floppy, tape, ZIP, JAZ drives and is not supported by all devices. Further /dev/sdg1 indicates a partition, not a device.
– Elder Geek
7 hours ago
@ElderGeek this is a usb flash drive. I think there's only a single partition on it
– A Tyshka
3 hours ago
@ElderGeek this is a usb flash drive. I think there's only a single partition on it
– A Tyshka
3 hours ago
add a comment |
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Welcome to AskUbuntu! What type of device is /dev/sdg? eject is specifically for removeable media such as Optical, Floppy, tape, ZIP, JAZ drives and is not supported by all devices. Further /dev/sdg1 indicates a partition, not a device.
– Elder Geek
7 hours ago
@ElderGeek this is a usb flash drive. I think there's only a single partition on it
– A Tyshka
3 hours ago