Try adding a line similar to the following to your /etc/fstab. According to the manpage, this should work. /dev/cdrom /cd iso9660 ro,user,noauto,unhide Note that something like this should work for floppy drives as well. The key is the user option. Also, instead of user, you can use the users option to allow all users to umount the drive, rather than only the user who mounted it. Lorenzo Avoid the Gates of Hell. Use Linux -- unknown source Thomas D. Ward staggered into view and mumbled: > Hi, the way I do it is I use sudo to mount and unmount drives. You'll need > to edit the sudo configuration file to allow your user account user access > to root commands. > Another fix is to use su to briefly access root stuff, and then type exit to > get out of su. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <mo.valli at bt.com> > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 10:24 AM > Subject: CDROM ACCESS FROM A REDHAT USER ACCOUNT > > > > Hi, > > > > Can someone please remind me how to enable cdrom access from a standard > user > > account on redhat? > > > > Thanks > > > > Kind regards > > > > Mo. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
