Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 18:34:54 -0400 From: Chuck <crtb@capecod.net> To: questions@freebsd.org Cc: crtb@localhost.nih.gov Subject: How about a tar file system? Message-ID: <199704202234.SAA00796@localhost.nih.gov>
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Question 1:
Why not give mount privilege for floppies and cdroms to whomever
happens to be logged in at the console? After all, mount_msdos
is setuid root. (mount_cd9660 isn't).
Question 2:
I'd really like it if I could use dd to copy a DOS floppy, and then
mount_msdos the image file. Any guidelines on how to implement that?
Question 3:
I'd like to let a user mount a tarfile as a filesystem within any
directory acting as a mount point. Thus,
$ mkdir ~/tdir
$ mount_tar myfile.tar ~/tdir
Is there any precedent for such a feature?
Three queries in one posting -- wasted bandwidth? TIA for any help.
Chuck Bacon -- crtb@capecod.net
ABHOR SECRECY -- DEFEND PRIVACY
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