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Re: [LUG] More Mounting problems :)




On Sun, 23 Apr 2000, Neil Stone wrote:

> I have a question regarding mounting..... i would like to know how to give
> users permission to mount a cdrom / floppy.... sounds simple i know but i
> can't figure it out.....

>From 'man  mount'
	Normally, only the superuser can mount file systems.
	However, when fstab contains the user option  on  a  line,
	hen anybody can mount the corresponding system.


so...
/dev/fd0		/mnt/floppy	vfat	noauto,user 0 0

Should do it for you.

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