How to enable USER to format floppy

satimis · 01-22-2004, 10:11 AM

Hi folks,

Debian - unstable
Gnome 2.4

On Gnome desktop
USER is not allowed to format floppy

Application -> System Tools -> Floppy Formatter
following warning popup
You do not have the proper permissions to write to /dev/fd0, formatting will not be possible.
.......

How to enable USER to format floppy

TIA

B.R.
satimis

TigerOC · 01-22-2004, 11:13 AM

I suggest adding floppy to the user. If you are using kde ->K ->System -> Kuser -> user edit -> check floppy

Homer Jay · 02-01-2004, 08:51 PM

As root, type adduser USER floppy
Then, when USER logged in next time, (s)he can format.

satimis · 02-01-2004, 11:10 PM

Hi folks,

Thanks for your advice.

B.R.
satimis

Stuartb21 · 02-02-2004, 09:11 AM

if that doesnt work you could just edit /etc/fstab,

The line for your floppy will probably be something like

/dev/fd0 /floppy auto user,noauto 0 0,

but if it says owner instead of user then only root can use it, so i just changed it and hey presto

thats how i did it anyway!

satimis · 02-02-2004, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Stuartb21
if that doesnt work you could just edit /etc/fstab,

The line for your floppy will probably be something like

/dev/fd0 /floppy auto user,noauto 0 0,

but if it says owner instead of user then only root can use it, so i just changed it and hey presto

thats how i did it anyway!

HI,

Debian can't do it as you advised. Other distros I have used can. I don't know why.

B.R.
satimis