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Date:      06 Feb 2004 11:41:15 -0500
From:      Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org>
To:        "Edd Barrett" <edd@arameus.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Howto umount a cdrom as non-root?
Message-ID:  <44llng88k4.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
In-Reply-To: <003101c3ecb9$0703f2b0$8000a8c0@it3>
References:  <003101c3ecb9$0703f2b0$8000a8c0@it3>

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"Edd Barrett" <edd@arameus.net> writes:

> I have used vfs.usermount=1 to allow users to mount the cdrom in a dir in
> thier home dir. What is the most proper and secure method of doing so. If
> possible without the use of sudo or chmod +s.

If the users can mount the disk, they should be able to umount it as
well.  [I just checked; it works for me, on both -STABLE and
-CURRENT.]  This is not occurring on your system?  What version?  What
*does* happen when the user tries the umount?



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