Mounting data CD
Steven Friedrich
FreeBSD at insightbb.com
Wed Oct 20 09:17:04 PDT 2004
I'm trying to mount a data CD as a normal user. It works fine as root, but I
want average users to be able to do it.
Here's the session:
% mount_cd9660 /dev/acd0c /cdrom
mount_cd9660: /dev/acd0c: Operation not permitted
% mount_cd9660 /dev/acd0c /mnt
mount_cd9660: /dev/acd0c: Operation not permitted
I noticed in dev:
% ll /dev/*cd*
crw-rw-rw- 4 root operator 117, 0 Oct 16 19:14 /dev/acd0a
crw-rw-rw- 4 root operator 117, 0 Oct 16 19:14 /dev/acd0c
crw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 117, 8 Jun 15 2003 /dev/acd1c
crwxrwxrwx 2 root operator 15, 0 Oct 16 19:14 /dev/cd0a
crwxrwxrwx 2 root operator 15, 2 Oct 16 19:14 /dev/cd0c
crw-r----- 2 root operator 29, 0 Oct 16 19:14 /dev/mcd0a
crw-r----- 2 root operator 29, 2 Oct 16 19:14 /dev/mcd0c
crw-rw-rw- 4 root operator 117, 0 Oct 16 19:14 /dev/racd0a
crw-rw-rw- 4 root operator 117, 0 Oct 16 19:14 /dev/racd0c
crwxrwxrwx 2 root operator 15, 0 Oct 16 19:14 /dev/rcd0a
crwxrwxrwx 2 root operator 15, 2 Oct 16 19:14 /dev/rcd0c
crw-r----- 2 root operator 29, 0 Oct 16 19:14 /dev/rmcd0a
crw-r----- 2 root operator 29, 2 Oct 16 19:14 /dev/rmcd0c
crw-r----- 2 root operator 45, 0 Oct 16 19:14 /dev/rscd0a
crw-r----- 2 root operator 45, 2 Oct 16 19:14 /dev/rscd0c
crw-r----- 2 root operator 69, 0 Oct 16 19:14 /dev/rwcd0a
crw-r----- 2 root operator 69, 2 Oct 16 19:14 /dev/rwcd0c
crw-r----- 2 root operator 45, 0 Oct 16 19:14 /dev/scd0a
crw-r----- 2 root operator 45, 2 Oct 16 19:14 /dev/scd0c
crw-r----- 2 root operator 69, 0 Oct 16 19:14 /dev/wcd0a
crw-r----- 2 root operator 69, 2 Oct 16 19:14 /dev/wcd0c
Yes, I've been changing permissions in an attempt to make it work.
How would anyone know which device to use?
And why can't I get it to work by changing permissions?
I've went thru the handbook and also Dru Lagvigne's (is that right?) articles
on OnLamp to no avail.
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