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Phil H schrieb:
> HOWEVER it seems that if I do not put the line in
> /etc/fstab and instead try to mount -o with all the
> same options from the commandline, then I can only do
> that as root.
>
> Is that correct?
yes.
think about it: *any* user would be using "-o" then and doing perhaps
nasty things. /etc/fstab is (hopefully) only writeable by root and *he*
determines the -o(ptions) to mount a certain filesystem.
my "man 8 mount" says:
(iii) Normally, only the superuser can mount file systems. However, when
fstab contains the user option on a line, anybody can mount the
corresponding system.
...and when you "do not put the line in /etc/fstab", there is no "user"
option in fstab any more - hence only the superuser can mount it.
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BOFH excuse #57:
Groundskeepers stole the root password
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