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[Bug 859786] [NEW] No way to disable AutoPlay/AutoRun on media insertion

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Public bug reported:

In previous versions of Nautilus there was always a "Media" tab present in Nautilus' Edit > Preferences window. Under the Media tab there was a setting to "Never prompt or start programs on media insertion".
Here's a screenshot of the Media tab from ubuntu-10.04: http://i.imgur.com/uegjv.png

In addition to the Media tab being absent in 11.10, there are also no
settings in the gconf-editor nor dconf-editor programs that allow
disabling AutoPlay/AutoRun. Previously, users could find a
"media_automount_open" setting using the Configuration Editor (gconf-
editor) found at /apps/nautilus/preferences. Disabling this setting
would turn off AutoPlay/AutoRun.

For security reasons especially, users need a way to disable
AutoPlay/AutoRun from occurring when media are mounted/inserted.

two regressions:
1. missing Media tab in Nautilus' Edit > Preferences
2. missing /apps/nautilus/preferences with "media_automount_open" setting in the Configuration Editor

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: linux-image-3.0.0-11-generic 3.0.0-11.18
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic i686
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0:  blue       1501 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Audigy'/'SB Audigy 1 [SB0090] (rev.3, serial:0x511102) at 0xece0, irq 16'
   Mixer name	: 'TriTech TR28602'
   Components	: 'AC97a:54524123'
   Controls      : 194
   Simple ctrls  : 30
Date: Mon Sep 26 12:18:47 2011
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=aea662b0-9bce-4499-a963-5071f29dd39b
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta i386 (20110901)
IwConfig:
 lo        no wireless extensions.
 
 eth0      no wireless extensions.
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 413c:1001 Dell Computer Corp. Keyboard Hub
 Bus 001 Device 003: ID 413c:2001 Dell Computer Corp. Keyboard HID Support
 Bus 001 Device 004: ID 045e:0040 Microsoft Corp. Wheel Mouse Optical
MachineType: Dell Computer Corporation Dimension 8200
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-11-generic root=UUID=75726440-9fdd-475e-8472-d8125414695f ro vga=795 quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-3.0.0-11-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-3.0.0-11-generic  N/A
 linux-firmware                            1.60
RfKill:
 
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-09-09 (17 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 09/13/2002
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation
dmi.bios.version: A09
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Computer Corp.
dmi.chassis.type: 6
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellComputerCorporation:bvrA09:bd09/13/2002:svnDellComputerCorporation:pnDimension8200:pvr:rvnDellComputerCorp.:rn:rvr:cvnDellComputerCorporation:ct6:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Dimension 8200
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation

** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 oneiric running-unity

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Title:
  No way to disable AutoPlay/AutoRun on media insertion

Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  In previous versions of Nautilus there was always a "Media" tab present in Nautilus' Edit > Preferences window. Under the Media tab there was a setting to "Never prompt or start programs on media insertion".
  Here's a screenshot of the Media tab from ubuntu-10.04: http://i.imgur.com/uegjv.png

  In addition to the Media tab being absent in 11.10, there are also no
  settings in the gconf-editor nor dconf-editor programs that allow
  disabling AutoPlay/AutoRun. Previously, users could find a
  "media_automount_open" setting using the Configuration Editor (gconf-
  editor) found at /apps/nautilus/preferences. Disabling this setting
  would turn off AutoPlay/AutoRun.

  For security reasons especially, users need a way to disable
  AutoPlay/AutoRun from occurring when media are mounted/inserted.

  two regressions:
  1. missing Media tab in Nautilus' Edit > Preferences
  2. missing /apps/nautilus/preferences with "media_automount_open" setting in the Configuration Editor

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: linux-image-3.0.0-11-generic 3.0.0-11.18
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic i686
  AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: i386
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  blue       1501 F.... pulseaudio
  CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
  Card0.Amixer.info:
   Card hw:0 'Audigy'/'SB Audigy 1 [SB0090] (rev.3, serial:0x511102) at 0xece0, irq 16'
     Mixer name	: 'TriTech TR28602'
     Components	: 'AC97a:54524123'
     Controls      : 194
     Simple ctrls  : 30
  Date: Mon Sep 26 12:18:47 2011
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=aea662b0-9bce-4499-a963-5071f29dd39b
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta i386 (20110901)
  IwConfig:
   lo        no wireless extensions.
   
   eth0      no wireless extensions.
  Lsusb:
   Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
   Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
   Bus 001 Device 002: ID 413c:1001 Dell Computer Corp. Keyboard Hub
   Bus 001 Device 003: ID 413c:2001 Dell Computer Corp. Keyboard HID Support
   Bus 001 Device 004: ID 045e:0040 Microsoft Corp. Wheel Mouse Optical
  MachineType: Dell Computer Corporation Dimension 8200
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-11-generic root=UUID=75726440-9fdd-475e-8472-d8125414695f ro vga=795 quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-3.0.0-11-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-3.0.0-11-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                            1.60
  RfKill:
   
  SourcePackage: linux
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-09-09 (17 days ago)
  dmi.bios.date: 09/13/2002
  dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation
  dmi.bios.version: A09
  dmi.board.vendor: Dell Computer Corp.
  dmi.chassis.type: 6
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellComputerCorporation:bvrA09:bd09/13/2002:svnDellComputerCorporation:pnDimension8200:pvr:rvnDellComputerCorp.:rn:rvr:cvnDellComputerCorporation:ct6:cvr:
  dmi.product.name: Dimension 8200
  dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation

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