From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Feb 7 00:56:43 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 420C016A4CE for ; Sat, 7 Feb 2004 00:56:43 -0800 (PST) Received: from web14603.mail.yahoo.com (web14603.mail.yahoo.com [216.136.224.83]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 3D15843D1D for ; Sat, 7 Feb 2004 00:56:43 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from plageotakes@yahoo.com) Message-ID: <20040207085643.21432.qmail@web14603.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [68.164.231.67] by web14603.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Sat, 07 Feb 2004 00:56:43 PST Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2004 00:56:43 -0800 (PST) From: peter lageotakes To: vext01 , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <200402061117.i16BHaN01055@server1.web-mania.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Subject: Re: Desktop FreeBSD - is it up to it? 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: Sat, 07 Feb 2004 08:56:43 -0000 --- vext01 wrote: > > Hi all, > I have been using freebsd for my web/database/music > server for a while and it > has performed flawlessly. good good! However > recently I installed freebsd on > my desktop too. I can do the things I want to, it > just seems that i need to > be root to do a lot of things. If I didnt have root, > I would be screwed. > > One point I find annoying is that I cant workout how > a normal user can > unmount a fs. I have created ~/cdrom and put an > fstab entry in for it. The > device is /dev/acd0 (777 for now). vfs.usermount=1. > I can mount the share, > but not unmount it. For now I have chmod +s > /sbin/umount. This is bad and i > wouldnt appreciate a normal user unmounting my hard > disks. What is the proper > way?? My version is 5.2-release. > > Also is there any guides online that tell you how > freebsd can be configured > as a desktop machine? > > Thanks > vext01 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" I hope these help. Simple FreeBSD installation yields functional desktop system: http://www.newsforge.com/os/04/01/05/211225.shtml?tid=8&tid=82&tid=94 Desktop FreeBSD Part 2: Initial Setup http://www.ofb.biz/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=282 Desktop FreeBSD Part 1: Installation http://www.ofb.biz/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=272 Instant workstation installs a typical set of ports for a workstation.: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/url.cgi?ports/misc/instant-workstation/pkg-descr FreeBSD 5.2 Lacks Polishing In Some Areas but Rules in Others: http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=5821 A series of good articls. http://www.onlamp.com/bsd/ As for mounting and unmounting a cdrom and etc., check out: 9.22. How do I let ordinary users mount floppies, CDROMs and other removable media? http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/disks.html#USER-FLOPPYMOUNT ===== ESCape with VI. Cheese A La mode. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html