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Date:      11 Sep 2001 18:16:06 -0400
From:      Lowell Gilbert <lowell@world.std.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: mounting cdrom by user
Message-ID:  <44u1y9l6ft.fsf@lowellg.ne.mediaone.net>
In-Reply-To: flestrin@worldnet.att.net's message of "Tue, 11 Sep 2001 06:55:12 %2B0000 (UTC)"
References:  <20010910204554.A18222@bullwinkle.local>

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flestrin@worldnet.att.net (Carl Tucker) writes:

> Is it possible for a non-privileged user to mount/umount the cdrom?
> 
> ISTR in Linux, you could put an option on the entry in /etc/fstab
> to allow non-root users to mount it, but I don't see it in
> man fstab or man mount.

Yes, it's possible, with the same security qualms as in Linux.
For details, see the entry on this subject in the FreeBSD FAQ.

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