How to grant users mount permission

dreakon · 06-13-2006, 04:03 PM

Im using Slackware 10.2. While logged in as root I have full access to my DVD drive and anything else. How can I give my normal user login permission to mount drives?

320mb · 06-13-2006, 05:03 PM

you'll need to edit /etc/fstab..........Example

Code:

/dev/hdb8        /home/music      ext2        noauto,owner,users     
/dev/hda5        /stuff           vfat        noauto,owner,users      
/dev/hdb7        /ebook           vfat        noauto,owner,users     
/dev/cdrom       /mnt/cdrom       iso9660     noauto,owner,users,ro  
/dev/cdrom1      /mnt/cdrom1      iso9660     noauto,owner,users,ro

give users permissions like you see in red

jonwatson · 06-13-2006, 05:56 PM

Probably too much information, but...

If you use the word "users", then any user will be able to mount that file sytem and any user can unmount it. If you use the word "user" (no 's'), then any user can mount the file system, but only the user who mounted it can unmount it.

Sounds like you're just running a single-user system so it doesn't matter, but I think this is an interesting little tidbit.

dreakon · 06-13-2006, 08:59 PM

No, it does matter, I am running a single user system, but I really appreciate all the knowledge I can get. Very many thanks to the both of you.

nadroj · 06-13-2006, 09:07 PM

for more details check out 'man mount' it tells you all of the options available and describes what they do.