On Thu, July 31 at 9:02 PM EDT Robert Storey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>The "eject" command (which opens the CD tray) works as expected if I >run it as root. But as a common user, typing "eject" on the command >line brings up this error message: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~> eject > eject: unable to find or open device for: `cdrom' > >I took a look at the permissions for "eject": > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~> ls -l /usr/bin/eject > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 14332 Apr 25 2001 > /usr/bin/eject > >Common users can mount/unmount the drive - this is from /etc/fstab: > > /dev/cdrom /cdrom iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 > > 0 > >So I'm perplexed as to what is preventing common users from being able >to open the drive with the "eject" command. What about permissions for the device? Are you in its group? Shawn Lamson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]