> "Limit access to root" refers to the practice of setting up /dev/fd0
> with mode 600 and owner root, which I have found (and changed) on
> dozens of machines I have used. That limitation screwed me many
The solution for many has been to make the /dev/fd0 entry options
'user,exec' (or similar).
This might be a good solution too; it is a way of not limiting access
to root.
Many machines are connected to networks nowadays. You have no idea who
else may be on there.
Most machines are personal and the owner has a very good idea of who
may be there. (Barring cracking, of course--but if the machine has
been cracked, the floppy is the least of your worries.) I find it
bizarre that so many people do not want to recognize this.
