/etc/fstab. A non-root user may specify either the mount point, or the
device, but NOT both, if option user is in the fstab entry. mount and
umount must be suid root also for a user to run them.
(chmod u+s /bin/moount...)
Lawson
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This mail client runs on Wine. Your mileage may vary.
On Wed, 9 Jun 1999, John Aldrich wrote:
> I don't know anything about Slack, but in RedHat, you should be able to
edit
> the mount table and tell it to allow users to mount/unmount the floppy.
(At
> the moment, the file you'd need to edit escapes me!)
> John
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: J. D. Kent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Linux-newbie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 1999 8:12 PM
> Subject: user floppy mount
>
>
> > I apologize for asking this question again. I know I have seen the
> > answer a couple of times, but can't seem to find it.
> > I have a standalone system using slackware 3.1 for learning with.
since
> > I am the only user, I want to be able to mount a floppy with my user
> > account without having to log in as root all the time.
> > Maybe I'm just missing it, but can you tell me where to find the logs
> > for this list?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Dave
>
>
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