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Subject: Re: Allowing a group to use fstab mount-points
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RW <list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> writes:

> That's interesting, I wasn't aware of fbtab before. However it doesn't really 
> help. As I read it, it only allows the ownership of devices to be changed, 
> not mount-points. 

No, it will work on *any* file, including directories.  It's *usually*
useful for device files, but it will certainly change the ownership on
directories as well.  

Just try it.