Mounting data CD

[Kevin Glick]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org 
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org] On Behalf Of 
> Steven Friedrich
> Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 9:17 AM
> To: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
> Subject: Mounting data CD
> 
> 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

Normal users don't have permissions to mount to /cdrom or /mnt.
They should be able to mount in their home directory.  You might
want to look into "sudo" in the ports.  It allows users to run
commands as root.

Kevin Glick
ITS Manager
Sterling Business Forms
keving at sbfnet.com