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Date:      Tue, 17 Aug 1999 13:35:11 -0700
From:      Ludwig Pummer <ludwigp@bigfoot.com>
To:        Reinoud Koornstra <Reinoud.Koornstra@ibbnet.nl>
Cc:        Doug <Doug@gorean.org>, Reinoud Koornstra <Reinoud.Koornstra@ibbnet.nl>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: bug wich crashes freebsd 3.2
Message-ID:  <4.2.0.58.19990817133350.00afdbf0@toy>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.95.990817211905.5673C-100000@ux1.ibb.net>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.9908171215060.30693-100000@dt011n65.san.rr.com>

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At 09:20 PM 8/17/1999 +0200, Reinoud Koornstra wrote:
>And what if a user forgets to umount it before removing?

Users aren't allowed to mount and umount. Only root can.

>A whole os cant just hang by a user mistake now can it?

No, but it can hang if root makes a mistake. There are all sorts of ways 
root can hose a system. That's why people recommend that you normally use a 
user account.

--Ludwig Pummer <ludwigp@bigfoot.com>


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