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= StorageDeviceManager =

== Status ==

 * Created: 2005-07-07 by JaimeSoriano
 * Priority: LowPriority
 * People: JaimeSoriano
 * Contributors:
 * Interested:
 * Status: BrainDump, BreezyGoal, UduBof, DistroSpecification, NewSpec
 * Branch:
 * Malone Bug:
 * Packages:
 * Depends:
 * Dependents:
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 * UduSessions:

== Introduction ==
One of the greater difficulties that a user can have using a GNU/Linux system for the first time is the "mount-thing", and the way that filesystems are managed. There isn't any GUI to make it easier, so the aim of this project is to finish with this lack offering a GTK aplication that can help in the configuration of fstab and hotplugging system.

It is part of CommandLineDisintegration and can be related with GraphicalConfigTools

== Rationale ==
To make easier the Storage Devices configuration for new users.

== Scope and Use Cases ==
 * Management of fstab file
  * Partition autodetection
  * Recommended/default configuration for new devices
  * Filesystem-dependent options
  * "Transparent" mounting
   * Automatized creation of mountpoint directory with the name that user wants to see in his/her desktop
   * auto/noauto, user and related options management
 * Hotpluging
  * udev rules management
   * device naming
    * Select name for a usb device to be easily recognised by the user
   * permission assignment
    * Specify group allowed to use a device

== Implementation Plan ==
 * fstab scripts management
 * Autodetection of supported filesystems (/proc/filesystems) and partition status (/proc/partitions, fstab, mtab...)
 * PyGTK interface
 * udev scripts management
 * PyGTK interface completion

=== Data Preservation and Migration ===
 * Modified files backup

=== Packages Affected ===
 * It depends on:
  * libblkid
  * pygtk
=== User Interface Requirements ===
 * Access from System Configuration menu