Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2005 21:29:19 +0000 (GMT) From: Robert Watson <rwatson@freebsd.org> To: Peter Jeremy <PeterJeremy@optushome.com.au> Cc: cvs-all@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/lib/libarchive Makefile archive.h.in archive_read_support_format_iso9660.c Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.96L.1050102212826.33949A-100000@fledge.watson.org> In-Reply-To: <20050102212028.GA34222@cirb503493.alcatel.com.au>
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On Mon, 3 Jan 2005, Peter Jeremy wrote: > On Sun, 2005-Jan-02 12:14:02 +0000, Robert Watson wrote: > >On Sun, 2 Jan 2005, Tim Kientzle wrote: > >> First cut support for extracting from ISO9660 disk images. > >> This seems to be able to extract a TOC and extract files from > >> the couple of ISO images I've tested it with. > ... > >Very cool -- finally we can extract files from install CD's without root > >privilege :-). This will be very useful. > > I agree that Tim's efforts will be useful but it's already possible for > non-root users to mount CD's as long as: > - vfs.usermount = 1 > - They can read the appropriate /dev/*cd* > - They have /sbin in their $PATH > - They own the directory they are trying to mount over. I meant specifically an ISO image, and not a CD. Right now if you pull down an ISO, say an earlier version of FreeBSD, a Linux CD, or whatever, and want to extract it, you either have to burn it or mdconfig it into a device node that can be mounted. Robert N M Watson
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