Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 12:14:41 -0400 From: Dutch Collins <dutch@charm.net> To: jkoshy@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: New FAQ entry Message-ID: <37C2C4F1.B95AFE48@charm.net> References: <199908240911.CAA76582@freefall.freebsd.org>
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jkoshy@FreeBSD.ORG wrote:
>
> Comments solicited on the following FAQ entry:
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Q: Can ordinary users mount floppies and other removable media?
>
> A: Yes, they can, but this feature is not enabled by default in FreeBSD.
> Here is how to allow non-root users to mount devices:
>
> 1. As `root' assign the appropriate permissions to the block
> device associated with the removable media. For example,
> for floppies:
>
> # chmod 777 /dev/fd0
>
> 2. As 'root' set the sysctl variable 'vfs.usermount' to '1'.
>
> # sysctl -w vfs.usermount=1
>
> Users can now mount '/dev/fd0' onto any directory that they own:
>
> 3. $ mkdir ~/my-mount-point
> $ mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 ~/my-mount-point
>
> Unmounting the device is simple:
>
> 4. $ umount ~/my-mount-point
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Regards,
> Koshy
> <jkoshy@freebsd.org>
>
Comment on;
I use use the following. Not that I am too lazy but, I haven't
had time to try the FAQ yet. Ok, I will open another konsole.
# mount_msdos /dev/fd0 /floppy
to unmount
# umount /floppy
-d
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