Quoting JK3 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
>
> vs> I whacked mount and umount into shape for using an option "user" in
> [snip]
> vs> http://www-i2.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/~stolz/mount.diff
> vs> http://www-i2.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/~stolz/umount.diff.
>
> vs> Discussion welcome!
>
> You can allow non-root users to mount and unmount devices if
> the sysctl variable "vfs.usermount" is set to "1".
>
> For example, here's what you need to do to allow floppies to
> be mounted:
>
> As `root':
> 1. # chmod 777 /dev/fd0 # give perms to access the device
> 2. # sysctl -w vfs.usermount=1
>
> Now users can mount and umount the floppies:
> 3. $ mkdir ~/my-mount-point
> 4. $ mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 ~/my-mount-point
> 5. $ umount ~/my-mount-point
>
> A FAQ entry covering this point is being reviewed and should shortly
> be committed.
This procedure can be automated by entering the following command
in /etc/rc.sysctl
sysctl -w vfs.usermount=1
>
> Regards,
> Koshy
>
>
#:^)
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