User CD Mount

[Dick Davies]

* Graham Bentley <gbentley at uk2.net> [1103 15:03]:
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I am trying to get permission to mount CD's when logged in non root
> Following the handbook advice I have :-
> 
> As root set the sysctl variable vfs.usermount to 1.
> # sysctl -w vfs.usermount=1
> Added the line vfs.usermount=1 to the file /etc/sysctl.conf
> 
> Changed group perms on devs
> # chgrp operator /dev/acd0
> # chgrp operator /dev/acd1
> 
> Changed access perms
> # chmod 640 /dev/acd0
> # chmod 640 /dev/acd1
> 
> Changed group perms on the mount points
> # chgrp operator /cdrom
> # chgrp operator /cdrom1
> 
> Added myself to the operator group in /etc/group
> operator:*:5:root,graham
> 
> However non of this worked - I could still not mount as non root
> even though I was in the operator group.

You need to own the mount point, I think - group writablity is'nt
enough.
 

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