--- Jeff Vian <jvian10@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > How did you mount it? There are 2 forms of the > command. One uses the > fstab entry and works as a user and one does not. > > If you use the form "mount <mountpoint>" the mount > command looks at the > entry in fstab and a standard user on the console > should be able to > mount it. I use "mount /media/floppy" and it works. > > If instead you use the long form "mount <device> > <mountpoint>" it also > requires the "-t" option to specify the filesystem > type "mount -t > <filesystem> <device> <mountpoint>". Using this form > as a normal user > without the "-t" gives the error you see. With the > "-t" it will tell > you that only root can mount (unless you are already > root). Note that > as root you often do not need the -t, this seems to > be part of the > security features built into the mount command for > verifying privileges > for a user. > I tried mount /media/floppy (as user) but it ends up with the same error reported by KDE. # mount -t vfat /dev/floppy /media/floppy works fine but only root has access to it. That means everytime I need to read/write in floppy i have to use suid. This is very inconvenient. > > > Try editing /etc/fstab (as root) to have ",user" > after > > > ",managed" > > > > > > Mike > > Boy am I confused. I hope some one can straighten > this out: > > 1. the user option allows users to mount. See man > fstab for that > > information. > Yes, both "user" and "users" do that (with > differences in the effects), > but apparently so does the pamconsole option. I > tested it with/without > that option and sure enough, when the option is not > on the line it only > allows root to mount the device. When the option is > on the line the > user on the console can mount it. > > > 2. Since the /dev/fd0 is managed, which means that > it is managed by > > fstab-sync and option you add like user to the > fstab file will > > disappear the next time you reboot. You need to > have user added > > through entries in the fstab-sync i(or hal) > related files. > If you want to make changes on the line and make it > stick, one way is to > remove the "managed" option on the line. That stops > udev/HAL/fstab-sync > from rewriting the fstab line for that device. > > > 2. Now the clincher. My fstab entry looks just > like the one above and > > I can mount /media/floppy as a normal user. So my > confusion. > > > Mine looks exactly the same and I can also > mount/unmount both floppies > and CDROMs on my system. > > > Or I am all wet and someone will correct me. > > -- now my fstabs looks like this: ---------------------------------------------- /dev/fd0 /media/floppy auto pamconsole,exec,noauto,user 0 0 ---------------------------------------------- after reboot fstab is not overwritten. tried $ mount /media/floppy ends up with the same error as previous # mount -t vfat /dev/floppy /media/floppy works fine as usual I don't know what's going on. Deepak K. Shrestha Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
