On 7/16/05, wim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dom wrote: > > I've searched and searchd for the module for this device without > > success. But I wouldn't have searched if the next thing hadn't > > happened... > > > > I was able to mount the usb drive easily in root, but when my brother > > tried to use it in his account we discovered only root can mount a > > device. > > > > Is there any way I can secure access to this device from accounts > > other than root? > > > > And yes, giving my brother the root password is a no no. > > > > Thanks for your help, > > Dom > > You can use "sudo" of put a "user" option in /etc/fstab or mount the > device with "uid" option. > > wim. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
OK, here's how my fstab fiel looks like but I still can't mount from any non-root user account (I get the message: "mount: only root can do that") # /etc/fstab: static file system information. # # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/hda1 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1 /dev/hda2 /localdisk ext3 defaults 0 0 /dev/hda5 none swap sw 0 0 /dev/hdc /media/cdrom0 iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0 /dev/hdd /media/cdrom1 iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0 /dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto 0 0 /dev/sda /media/usb0 auto rw,user,noauto 0 0 Sorry if it's something obvious, but as a new user of Linux I can't see why "user" option won't work here. Oh, one more thing to mention is (I thought this is understandable) that this USB device is not plugged in at the boot - or does it have to be (but I tried it and even when it is plugged in while the PC boots the same thing happens)? Thanks, Dom
