diff --git a/gnome/ChangeLog b/gnome/ChangeLog
index 21a86171d..c27c4f2eb 100644
--- a/gnome/ChangeLog
+++ b/gnome/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+1999-03-14  Miguel de Icaza  <miguel@nuclecu.unam.mx>
+
+	* gmount.c (get_mountable_devices): Show error message if the
+	/etc/fstab is not readable by the user.
+
 1999-03-12  Miguel de Icaza  <miguel@nuclecu.unam.mx>
 
 	* gview.c (scrollbar_moved): Better, but still shaggy when you
diff --git a/gnome/gmount.c b/gnome/gmount.c
index eb409be0f..19aa03f95 100644
--- a/gnome/gmount.c
+++ b/gnome/gmount.c
@@ -188,8 +188,10 @@ get_mountable_devices (void)
 	GList *list = NULL;
 	
 	f = setmntent ("/etc/fstab", "r");
-	if (f == NULL)
+	if (f == NULL){
+		message (1, MSG_ERROR, _("Could not open the /etc/fstab file"));
 		return NULL;
+	}
 
 	while ((mnt = getmntent (f))){
 		if (option_has_user (mnt->mnt_opts)){