Thank you to all who responded:

     Apparently I WAS trying to specify the mount point  for the devices as
a user.  I appreciate the help.

-William

>William,
>
>Mount will allow a user to specify _either_ a mount point, or a
>device, which must uniquely identify a line in /etc/fstab that has
>user specified.  Presence of two parameters on the line provokes
>the message you cite, as mount assumes you are trying to override 
>fstab, and only root should be able to do that.
>
>If fstab has:
>
>/dev/foo   /bar  ext2  noauto,user
>
>user can say
>
>mount /dev/foo
>or 
>mount /bar
>
>but only root can say
>mount /dev/foo /bar
>
>Truth can not be told so as to be understood, and not be believed.
>
>-William Blake
>
>Lawson
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