Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 09:36:57 +0200 From: Neil Blakey-Milner <nbm@mithrandr.moria.org> To: jkoshy@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: New FAQ entry Message-ID: <19990825093657.A9956@rucus.ru.ac.za> In-Reply-To: <199908240911.CAA76582@freefall.freebsd.org>; from jkoshy@FreeBSD.ORG on Tue, Aug 24, 1999 at 02:11:51AM -0700 References: <199908240911.CAA76582@freefall.freebsd.org>
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On Tue 1999-08-24 (02:11), 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: Me again - I submitted a patch to the rc system which allowed for the setting of vfs.usermount based on a variable which defaults to NO in defaults/rc.conf. If that gets in, we should mention it. Neil -- Neil Blakey-Milner nbm@rucus.ru.ac.za To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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