Fabrizio Parrella wrote: ># sysctl vfs.usermount >vfs.usermount: 1 > >any other ideas? > > Make sure that msdosfs support is compiled into the kernel or has been loaded as a module before you try to mount the filesystem as a normal user. (This is a semi-FAQ; see http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=freebsd-current&m=107240592221911&w=2) Tim