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 USB memory stick Configuration in Debian

 plug in your Memory-Stick

 become root (su -)

 #su -

 enter the root password now

 #modprobe usb-storage

 in /etc/fstab: directly after the line with "proc  /proc ..."

 add a line like this

 usbdevfs   /proc/bus/usb   usbdevfs noauto,user   0 0

 now root may mount the memory stick:  mount /dev/sda1 /mnt

 and read/write on /mnt

 in /etc/fstab enter a line as follows

 /dev/sda1  /usbstick       auto    user,noauto    0 0

 #mkdir /usbstick

 in /etc/modules add

 # For USB memory stick
 usb-storage

 Now every user may mount and umount /usbstick