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  From: Ben Kramer <ben@webmedia.com.au>
  To  : Darryl Ross <darryl@bachblue.com.au>
  Date: Wed, 07 Apr 1999 23:10:23 +0000

Re: mounting cdrom/floppy

nup-- didnt help
[ben@clubman /mnt]$ mount /mnt/cdrom/
mount: only root can mount /dev/cdrom on /mnt/cdrom 
DOH..
Ben..... :-)

Darryl Ross wrote:
> 
> I just changed the permissions on the directory for the mount to give them
> read and execute permission. If you want them to be able to write to the
> floppy, write permission would probably help too :) Well, that worked on my
> Slackware machine anyway.
> 
> Dazz
> 
> --
> 
> Yesterday's the past, tomorrow's the future, but today's a gift, that's why
> its called the present.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ben Kramer <ben@webmedia.com.au>
> To: <linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au>
> Sent: Thursday, 8 April 1999 8:12
> Subject: mounting cdrom/floppy
> 
> >I have a RH 5.2  install and want to make such that users can mount
> >cdrom's or floppy's.
> >how do I do this ?
> >Ben.
> >

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