Hi geoff, when I setuyp my system, I make sure that all users can access the cdrom and floppy by putting a line in my /etc/fstab that looks something like this. /dev/cdrom /cdrom iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0 given that I'm the only one that accesses the cdrom I want it that way. even if it's a hole in the system. On Sat, Oct 05, 2002 at 12:01:03AM +1000, Geoff Shang wrote: > Hi: > > mnt/cdrom isn't a device name, it's a mountpoint. I guess it's defined in > /etc/fstab as I described in my message. > > As for not needing to be root to mount filesystems ... hmmm. interesting. > Not how I'd run a system, but hey. It's your system. My understanding was > that this was a requirement. Guess it's not, as unsafe as it might be. > > Geoff. > > > -- > Geoff Shang <gshang at uq.net.au> > ICQ number 43634701 > > Make sure your E-mail can be read by everyone! > http://www.betips.net/etc/evilmail.html > > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Shaun Oliver In a world without fences and walls who needs Windows and Gates? EMAIL: shaun_oliver at optusnet.com.au ICQ: 76958435
