Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2004 15:08:46 +0000 From: Dick Davies <rasputnik@hellooperator.net> To: Graham Bentley <gbentley@uk2.net> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: User CD Mount Message-ID: <20041120150846.GB26308@lb.tenfour> In-Reply-To: <20041120110353.06e8ee1d.gbentley@uk2.net> References: <20041120110353.06e8ee1d.gbentley@uk2.net>
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* Graham Bentley <gbentley@uk2.net> [1103 15:03]: > > Hi All, > > I am trying to get permission to mount CD's when logged in non root > Following the handbook advice I have :- > > As root set the sysctl variable vfs.usermount to 1. > # sysctl -w vfs.usermount=1 > Added the line vfs.usermount=1 to the file /etc/sysctl.conf > > Changed group perms on devs > # chgrp operator /dev/acd0 > # chgrp operator /dev/acd1 > > Changed access perms > # chmod 640 /dev/acd0 > # chmod 640 /dev/acd1 > > Changed group perms on the mount points > # chgrp operator /cdrom > # chgrp operator /cdrom1 > > Added myself to the operator group in /etc/group > operator:*:5:root,graham > > However non of this worked - I could still not mount as non root > even though I was in the operator group. You need to own the mount point, I think - group writablity is'nt enough. -- common sense is what tells you that the world is flat. - Principia Discordia Rasputin :: Jack of All Trades - Master of Nuns
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