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Date: Wed, 24 Dec 1997 10:15:53 +1030
From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To: Rick Siple <RickSiple@mpainc.com>
Cc: "Questions Mailing List (E-mail)" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject: Re: mount command
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On Tue, Dec 23, 1997 at 04:20:44PM -0500, Rick Siple wrote:
> Quick question,  (aren't they all...)

No.

> 	Is the mount command a privileged operation?  (i.e.  must the
> use be root to execute it?)

Yes.

> The manual page makes no mention of any special permission necessary
> to execute the command.

So it doesn't.  I suppose we should change that.

Greg