Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 09:27:23 -0500 (CDT) From: "Paul T. Root" <proot@iaces.com> To: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu (Doug White) Cc: jorge@salk.edu, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Users mounting CD's or Audio CD's Message-ID: <199904221427.JAA02358@iaces.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9904211431520.27954-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> from Doug White at "Apr 21, 99 02:38:53 pm"
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In a previous message, Doug White said:
> On Wed, 21 Apr 1999, Jorge Aldana wrote:
>
> > I need user access to CD's instead of having to be root everytime I need
> > to mount a CD (or play an Audio CD). What is the proper way of allowing
> > users access to the CD-ROM drive for both Audio and Data CD's.
>
> This isn't currently possible; only root can use mount(). I think. You
> can use cdcontrol(1) from a user, assuming that the permissions are set
> properly.
You can use amd to automatically mount disks for data. For audio, just make the
permissions open so the cd audio programs can attach.
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