udiskctl
Allows you to mount/unmount e.g. usb sticks and other block devices as your personal user. The same method is used, e.g. if you are running a windowmanager + nautlius
Comamnds and Descriptions
for details about
{device_definition}please have a look below at Device Specification
| Commands | Descriptions |
|---|---|
udisksctl status | Shows overall status of devices |
udisksctl info {device_definition} | This shows detailed information about device/object |
udisksctl mount {device_definition} [--filesystem-type TYPE] [--options OPTIONS...] [--no-user-interaction] | Mounts a device/object beneath /run/media |
udisksctl unmount {device_definition} [--force] [--no-user-interaction] | Unmounts a device/object |
udisksctl unlock {device_definition} [--no-user-interaction] [--key-file PATH] [--read-only] | Unlocks encrtpyed devices bei asking for pwd or using key file |
udisksctl lock {device_definition} [--no-user-interaction] | Locks unencypted device again |
udisksctl loop-setup --file PATH [--read-only] [--offset OFFSET] [--size SIZE] [--no-user-interaction] | Creates a loop device backend via file |
udisksctl loop-delete {device_definition} [--no-user-interaction] | Brings doen loop device again |
udisksctl power-off {device_definition} [--no-user-interaction] | Initials power off of device for safely removal |
udisksctl smart-simulate --file PATH {device_definition} [--no-user-interaction] | Used to simulate smart data while debugging on failing disks |
udisksctl monitor | Monitors events of udisksd (daemon) |
udisksctl dump | Displays the current state of udisksd |
udisksctl help | Shows the help |
Device Specification
| Specification | Description |
|---|---|
-b, --block-device=DEVICE | Specify a device by its device file path. For example /dev/sda. |
-p, --object-path=OBJECT | Specify a device by the UDisks internal object path without the /org/freedesktop/UDisks2 prefix. For example block_devices/sda for the /dev/sda disk. |
-d, --drive=DRIVE | Specify a drive by name, for example VirtIO_Disk. This can be currently used only together with the info command. |
Sounds super usefull
mount/unmount
mount will ensure that the device/object is getting mounted beneath /run/media and ensures that your user is able to access it and the good thing is, you don’t need to run this as root user.
The same goes for umount of course.
power-off
Arranges for the drive to be safely removed and powered off. On the OS side this includes ensuring that no process is using the drive, then requesting that in-flight buffers and caches are committed to stable storage. The exact steps for powering off the drive depends on the drive itself and the interconnect used. For drives connected through USB, the effect is that the USB device will be deconfigured followed by disabling the upstream hub port it is connected to.
Help
$ udisksctl help
Usage:
udisksctl COMMAND
Commands:
help Shows this information
info Shows information about an object
dump Shows information about all objects
status Shows high-level status
monitor Monitor changes to objects
mount Mount a filesystem
unmount Unmount a filesystem
unlock Unlock an encrypted device
lock Lock an encrypted device
loop-setup Set-up a loop device
loop-delete Delete a loop device
power-off Safely power off a drive
smart-simulate Set SMART data for a drive
Use "udisksctl COMMAND --help" to get help on each command.