--- vext01 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi all, > I have been using freebsd for my web/database/music > server for a while and it > has performed flawlessly. good good! However > recently I installed freebsd on > my desktop too. I can do the things I want to, it > just seems that i need to > be root to do a lot of things. If I didnt have root, > I would be screwed. > > One point I find annoying is that I cant workout how > a normal user can > unmount a fs. I have created ~/cdrom and put an > fstab entry in for it. The > device is /dev/acd0 (777 for now). vfs.usermount=1. > I can mount the share, > but not unmount it. For now I have chmod +s > /sbin/umount. This is bad and i > wouldnt appreciate a normal user unmounting my hard > disks. What is the proper > way?? My version is 5.2-release. > > Also is there any guides online that tell you how > freebsd can be configured > as a desktop machine? > > Thanks > vext01 > _______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
I hope these help. Simple FreeBSD installation yields functional desktop system: http://www.newsforge.com/os/04/01/05/211225.shtml?tid=8&tid=82&tid=94 Desktop FreeBSD Part 2: Initial Setup http://www.ofb.biz/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=282 Desktop FreeBSD Part 1: Installation http://www.ofb.biz/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=272 Instant workstation installs a typical set of ports for a workstation.: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/url.cgi?ports/misc/instant-workstation/pkg-descr FreeBSD 5.2 Lacks Polishing In Some Areas but Rules in Others: http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=5821 A series of good articls. http://www.onlamp.com/bsd/ As for mounting and unmounting a cdrom and etc., check out: 9.22. How do I let ordinary users mount floppies, CDROMs and other removable media? http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/disks.html#USER-FLOPPYMOUNT ===== ESCape with VI. Cheese A La mode. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
