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From: Herbert Pirke <freebsd_help@yahoo.com>
Subject: RE: Mounting CD-Roms as a normal user
To: Otter <otterr@telocity.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
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Thanks a lot!

So the only way to mount a drive under BSD is having
root permissions? I actually had another problem under
XFree. I used to work with a WindowMaker/GMC
combination under Linux. I tried to install both under
BSD as well but I couldn't get the CD icons on the
desktop (even as root). Is this problem linked to that
user permission thing as well?


--- Otter <otterr@telocity.com> wrote:
> if you need to use root permissions as a nomal user
> *cough*mount*cough*, check out sudo. with out su'ing
> to root, i think
> that's the only way the cd is gonna get mounted by a
> user.
> -Otter
> p.s. don't sweat it. we were all newbies once. just
> learn it and don't
> continue to be a newbie!
> 
> }-----Original Message-----
> }From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
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> Behalf Of
> }Herbert Pirke
> }Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 6:00 AM
> }To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> }Subject: Mounting CD-Roms as a normal user
> }
> }
> }Hi!
> }
> }This is probably a stupid question. God, it's so
> }difficult to cover the fact beeing a newbee...
> }
> }I installed FreeBSD 4.0 for the first time and
> }realised, that I can't mount my CD-rom as a normal
> }user. The file attributes of the device and the
> }mounting directory give access to all users. But it
> }still says somthing like "mounting not
> permitted...".
> }
> }Can anybody help me with this embarrasing problem?
> }
> }Herbert
> }
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