Date: 14 Apr 2001 17:20:13 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <lowell@world.std.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: chowning mountpoints and devices Message-ID: <44k84nqiuq.fsf@lowellg.ne.mediaone.net> In-Reply-To: jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org's message of "14 Apr 2001 19:12:04 %2B0200" References: <20010414181153.A41867@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org (j mckitrick) writes: > I am trying to set things up so I do not have to be root to mount my zip > drive and floppy. > > I use sysctl vfs.usermount=1 > > but every time I chown the mountpoint and the device, I have to do it again > next time a reboot. Obviously, I can do this in a startup script, but is > there a better way? I don't know why you're seeing the permissions change just from a reboot (I don't), but for sharing a machine between different console users, either fbtab(5) or GiveConsole (depending on whether it's a virtual console or X login) can be useful. For my own system, where I need these things only rarely, I use "sudo mount /cdrom", which doesn't quite match the request, but at least doesn't leave root shells around afterwards. Generally, though, I recommend mtools. Most people use msdos filesystems on floppies and Zip drives anyway, so using DOS syntax is fairly natural. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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