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 http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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