I tried using the howto and have a problem with policykit. I believe that all the required daemons are running and properly installed. However, I cannot automount as a regular user. The following is definitely not recommended, but should indicate where the problem lies. Replacing
Code:
<match action="org.freedesktop.hal.storage.mount-removable">
<match user="corneliu">
<return result="yes"/>
</match>
</match>
with
Code:
<match user="corneliu">
<return result="yes"/>
</match>
allows automounting. I do not like the privileges granted, but it may be acceptable for a laptop with no external services.