New comment by fkoap on void-packages repository https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/34321#issuecomment-985175248 Comment: When you plug in a USB and open up a graphical file manager, are you prompted to enter your admin password just to mount it? No, right? I think `polkit` allows certain applications to access peripherals like USB sticks (or MTP devices). I do not know enough about it, but I'm sure there's a sane workaround instead of running a graphical application as `root`.