Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 14:05:37 +0100 From: Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@physics.iisc.ernet.in> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@freebsd.org> Cc: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: desktops and mounting Message-ID: <20010104140537.H10414@lpt.ens.fr> In-Reply-To: <20010104045830.A6003@citusc.usc.edu>; from kris@freebsd.org on Thu, Jan 04, 2001 at 04:58:30AM -0800 References: <20010104115026.B10414@lpt.ens.fr> <20010104045830.A6003@citusc.usc.edu>
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Kris Kennaway said on Jan 4, 2001 at 04:58:30: > On Thu, Jan 04, 2001 at 11:50:26AM +0100, Rahul Siddharthan wrote: > > Recently while setting up a FreeBSD machine for desktop use, and > > watching linux users on their machines, it seemed to me that > > everything that can be done on linux can be done equally easily on > > FreeBSD -- except non-root mounting of removable media (like floppies, > > CDROMs). You can't allow user mounts simply by adding a "user" option > > in /etc/fstab, and simple point-and-clicking in KDE/GNOME doesn't work > > either. > > There's a sysctl which allows user mounting of filesystems > (vfs.usermount). And it *is* a potential security hole if your > permissions aren't set right. > > Set the sysctl in rc.sysctl, add the file system to fstab with noauto, > and then any user who passes the permissions check can mount it on > demand. That is essentially the FAQ answer, but I seem to remember that the user still needs to own the mount point, so adding a single mount point to fstab doesn't work. Users should make mount points within their own home directories. Rahul. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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