Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 22:03:40 +0000 From: JK3 <jk3@bgl.vsnl.net.in> To: Volker Stolz <stolz@Pool.Informatik.RWTH-Aachen.DE> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [mount.c]: Option "user"-patch Message-ID: <199908292203.WAA00408@orthanc.koshy.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 29 Aug 1999 12:24:17 %2B0200." <19990829122417.A21619@jennifer.informatik.rwth-aachen.de>
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vs> I whacked mount and umount into shape for using an option "user" in [snip] vs> http://www-i2.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/~stolz/mount.diff vs> http://www-i2.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/~stolz/umount.diff. vs> Discussion welcome! You can allow non-root users to mount and unmount devices if the sysctl variable "vfs.usermount" is set to "1". For example, here's what you need to do to allow floppies to be mounted: As `root': 1. # chmod 777 /dev/fd0 # give perms to access the device 2. # sysctl -w vfs.usermount=1 Now users can mount and umount the floppies: 3. $ mkdir ~/my-mount-point 4. $ mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 ~/my-mount-point 5. $ umount ~/my-mount-point A FAQ entry covering this point is being reviewed and should shortly be committed. Regards, Koshy To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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