From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 20 16:17:03 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DF7B016A4CE for ; Wed, 20 Oct 2004 16:17:03 +0000 (GMT) Received: from sccimhc91.asp.att.net (sccimhc91.asp.att.net [63.240.76.165]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6F39B43D5F for ; Wed, 20 Oct 2004 16:17:03 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from FreeBSD@insightbb.com) Received: from [192.168.1.239] (12-202-28-183.client.insightbb.com[12.202.28.183]) by sccimhc91.asp.att.net (sccimhc91) with ESMTP id <20041020161702i91008i8q8e>; Wed, 20 Oct 2004 16:17:02 +0000 From: Steven Friedrich To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 12:17:02 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.7 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200410201217.02187.FreeBSD@insightbb.com> Subject: Mounting data CD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 16:17:04 -0000 I'm trying to mount a data CD as a normal user. It works fine as root, but I want average users to be able to do it. Here's the session: % mount_cd9660 /dev/acd0c /cdrom mount_cd9660: /dev/acd0c: Operation not permitted % mount_cd9660 /dev/acd0c /mnt mount_cd9660: /dev/acd0c: Operation not permitted I noticed in dev: % ll /dev/*cd* crw-rw-rw- 4 root operator 117, 0 Oct 16 19:14 /dev/acd0a crw-rw-rw- 4 root operator 117, 0 Oct 16 19:14 /dev/acd0c crw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 117, 8 Jun 15 2003 /dev/acd1c crwxrwxrwx 2 root operator 15, 0 Oct 16 19:14 /dev/cd0a crwxrwxrwx 2 root operator 15, 2 Oct 16 19:14 /dev/cd0c crw-r----- 2 root operator 29, 0 Oct 16 19:14 /dev/mcd0a crw-r----- 2 root operator 29, 2 Oct 16 19:14 /dev/mcd0c crw-rw-rw- 4 root operator 117, 0 Oct 16 19:14 /dev/racd0a crw-rw-rw- 4 root operator 117, 0 Oct 16 19:14 /dev/racd0c crwxrwxrwx 2 root operator 15, 0 Oct 16 19:14 /dev/rcd0a crwxrwxrwx 2 root operator 15, 2 Oct 16 19:14 /dev/rcd0c crw-r----- 2 root operator 29, 0 Oct 16 19:14 /dev/rmcd0a crw-r----- 2 root operator 29, 2 Oct 16 19:14 /dev/rmcd0c crw-r----- 2 root operator 45, 0 Oct 16 19:14 /dev/rscd0a crw-r----- 2 root operator 45, 2 Oct 16 19:14 /dev/rscd0c crw-r----- 2 root operator 69, 0 Oct 16 19:14 /dev/rwcd0a crw-r----- 2 root operator 69, 2 Oct 16 19:14 /dev/rwcd0c crw-r----- 2 root operator 45, 0 Oct 16 19:14 /dev/scd0a crw-r----- 2 root operator 45, 2 Oct 16 19:14 /dev/scd0c crw-r----- 2 root operator 69, 0 Oct 16 19:14 /dev/wcd0a crw-r----- 2 root operator 69, 2 Oct 16 19:14 /dev/wcd0c Yes, I've been changing permissions in an attempt to make it work. How would anyone know which device to use? And why can't I get it to work by changing permissions? I've went thru the handbook and also Dru Lagvigne's (is that right?) articles on OnLamp to no avail.