Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2004 16:40:52 +0300 From: Sergey 'DoubleF' Zaharchenko <doublef@tele-kom.ru> To: "Edd Barrett" <edd@arameus.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: (const port *) Re: desktop freebsd?? Message-ID: <20040206164052.716692a2@Hal.localdomain> In-Reply-To: <000b01c3eca4$b7c41ae0$8000a8c0@it3> References: <000b01c3eca4$b7c41ae0$8000a8c0@it3>
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--Signature=_Fri__6_Feb_2004_16_40_52_+0300_leJjX_D4Sr4lGvJ+ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On Fri, 6 Feb 2004 11:30:38 -0000 "Edd Barrett" <edd@arameus.net> probably 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. > Use sudo. /usr/ports/security/sudo. Or super. Location same. > Also is there any guides online that tell you how freebsd can be configured > as a desktop machine? /usr/ports/misc/instant-workstation :) Just kidding. It's going to be *your* PC - find out what you like and install what you like. I don't think anyone can recommend you anything - unless you know someone who knows you better than you yourself. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- DoubleF Take everything in stride. Trample anyone who gets in your way. --Signature=_Fri__6_Feb_2004_16_40_52_+0300_leJjX_D4Sr4lGvJ+ Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFAI5lxwo7hT/9lVdwRAlTXAJ9dw7iEOqBeSsLLGHKjWJHXWi43YQCggPpu 15UI5TrgOpd1We51kCLPYM8= =bXeZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Signature=_Fri__6_Feb_2004_16_40_52_+0300_leJjX_D4Sr4lGvJ+--
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