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Subject: Re: automounting cd-rom & cd-rw devices Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 19:20:36 +0930 From: Malcolm Kay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Rob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Sunday 28 March 2004 17:34, Rob wrote: > Malcolm Kay wrote: > > On Sunday 28 March 2004 11:43, Jay Moore wrote: > >>2) What is the "best way" to allow ordinary users to mount cd's? > > > > The best way is inevitably a matter of opinion. > > But it can be done without installing any additional ports. > > > > First: > > # sysctl vfs.usermount=1 > > allows users to mount and then unmount drives provided other things > > are in order. You can make this happen during the normal boot by adding > > vfs.usermount=1 > > to /etc/ sysctl.conf > > Remotely, I was following this discussion; I'm suprised by this solution > and I wonder how I ever would be able to find out myself about this > misterious sysctl-magic. > > I did 'apropos usermount', 'man sysctl' and 'man sysctl.conf', and all did > not give me any hint to the above vfs.usermount solution. > Also 'sysctl -ad | grep vfs.usermount' outputs no info. > > Actually, I had this feeling with other answers on this list: 'set > this-or-that sysctl variable'. I never could find any info on my FreeBSD > box, to help me further understand. > > What is this sysctl-black-magic about and where is more information? I'm certainly no Guru that knows all about sysctl, and can't recall how I discovered this. However in /usr/share/doc/en/books/faq I find: 9.15. How do I let ordinary users mount floppies, CDROMs and other removable media? Malcolm ------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"