Date: 05 Jun 2000 14:49:22 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <lowell@world.std.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: User-mounting floppies (was Re: stupid questions) Message-ID: <444s78ote5.fsf@lowellg.ne.mediaone.net> In-Reply-To: Mikko Tyolajarvi's message of "Mon, 5 Jun 2000 20:17:46 %2B0200 (CEST)" References: <200006051817.UAA79061@m2.dynas.se>
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Mikko Tyolajarvi <mikko@dynas.se> writes: > In freebsd-questions you write: > > >One of the hardest cases is that of a public "terminal room," where > >not only can't the users be given root powers, but their files have to > >be protected from *each* *other* as well, and only the person with > >physical access to the drive should be able to mount (or umount) the > >device. In FreeBSD, the only way I can think of to do this is by > >using xdm (or equivalent), and adjusting permissions to the relevant > >devices in much the same way as is done for the console. > > Have a look at fbtab(5). Good point. That's another implementation of exactly the same idea. I left out, unfortunately, the *other* key part, which is protecting the filesystem (if any) as opposed to the device. If you do a mount, you have to watch the permissions on your mount point. - Lowell To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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