Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2008 09:35:22 +1300 From: Andy Elvey <andy.elvey@paradise.net.nz> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Hi - followed FAQ but can't mount USB key as user Message-ID: <4783DE8A.1000802@paradise.net.nz> In-Reply-To: <c39ec84c0801080506u2ef2c0devdce47e0359fe0ca5@mail.gmail.com> References: <478338F3.4080202@paradise.net.nz> <c39ec84c0801080506u2ef2c0devdce47e0359fe0ca5@mail.gmail.com>
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usleepless@gmail.com wrote: > Andy, > > On Jan 8, 2008 9:48 AM, Andy Elvey <andy.elvey@paradise.net.nz> wrote: > >> Hi all - >> >> I've recently installed FreeBSD 6.2-release - very impressed! >> >> Just a small problem. I'm unable to mount my USB key as a user. ( I can >> mount it as root, using the >> command "mount -t msdos /dev/da0s1 /mnt " ) >> >> This is what I get when I try to mount it as a user - >> $ mount -t msdos /dev/da0s1 /home/andy >> mount_msdosfs: /dev/da0s1: Permission denied >> >> $ mount -t msdos /dev/da0s1 /mnt >> mount_msdosfs: /dev/da0s1: Operation not permitted >> >> I followed the instructions in the FAQ ( section 9.23 ) to the letter ( >> the only change being that that doesn't mention >> USB devices, so I've substituted the USB device name da0 for the device >> names there. ) >> > > hmmm, freebsd.org seems to be broken for me.... > > - man devfs.rules > > - create /etc/devfs.rules: ( substitute wheel for the group you want ) > > [localrules=10] > add path 'da*s*' mode 0660 group wheel > > - append to /etc/rc.conf: > > devfs_system_ruleset="localrules" > > - make sure the dir you are mounting on is owned by the user who > issues the mount command. > > - make sure vfs.usermount=1 > > - reboot after changing devfs.rules & rc.conf > > worked for me, let us know if it worked for you. > > regards, > > usleep > Hi usleep - many thanks for this! I'll let you know soon :-) Bye for now - - Andy
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