On 01/24/2016 10:08 AM, Vladimir Mosgalin wrote:
> Hi ToddAndMargo!
>
>   On 2016.01.24 at 02:06:38 -0800, ToddAndMargo wrote next:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I am noticing that Sl 7.2 is mounting flash drives in
>> /run/media/todd
>
> There are many reasons for this - new directory "todd" is created in
> tmpfs, not on real filesystem (in /media), this supports multiple users
> using their own devices (one user locks the screen and goes away,
> another one logs in on the same PC, inserts flash drive - he gets his
> own "/run/media/newuser" hierarchy for his devices, not being able to
> see what's on yours) and so on.
>
>>
>> Any reason why I can't turn /media into a link
>> to /run/media/todd
>> ?
>
> Well technically you can do whatever you want, as long as you are sure
> that no other users will be logging in on this PC so it'll always be
> "/run/media/todd". Note that since the later directory is created when
> first device is inserted, the link will be broken till that time (not a
> big deal).
>
> But, if you replace proper directory "/media" with a link, it will cause
> errors when upgrading filesystem package. You aren't mean to replace
> system directories.
>
> However, you can do something like
> ln -sf /run/media/todd /media/todd
> or
> ln -sf /run/media/todd /Media
>
> (as a root). If that's convenient to you, why not?
>
> --
>
> Vladimir
>

Hi Vladimir,

    Oh well.  I will leave it as is.  Thank you for the advice!

-T