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Date:      Tue, 20 Oct 1998 09:23:37 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        jm7996@devrycols.edu
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: mount for users
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.03.9810200923010.6354-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.02.9810161709490.832-100000@insomnia.local.net>

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On Fri, 16 Oct 1998, James A. Mutter wrote:

> Is there any way to allow normal users to mount / unmount drives?
> I've looked at the man pages for mount, mount_msdos, and mount_nfs.
> 
> I've got a single machine here and it's just a pain in the arse for me to
> su and then mount, and such.  I'd like to do this without changing
> permissions/groups on any of the binaries.  I'd imagine that has to be a
> configuration option for this, but it has so far escaped me.

i don't think freebsd supports this.  Are you trying to free up the floppy
drive?

Allowing everyone to dismount all disks is bad... the first thing someone
will do is dismount /.

Doug White                               
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
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