From chemistry-request@server.ccl.net Tue Feb 29 16:02:53 2000 Received: from itbsdi1.kccd.cc.ca.us (root@itbsdi1.kccd.cc.ca.us [198.189.148.70]) by server.ccl.net (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id QAA29820 for ; Tue, 29 Feb 2000 16:02:51 -0500 From: kvaughan@bc.cc.ca.us Received: from bc377 (host-243-140.bc.cc.ca.us [198.189.243.140]) by itbsdi1.kccd.cc.ca.us (8.9.0/8.9.0) with SMTP id MAA14871; Tue, 29 Feb 2000 12:48:29 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.20000229125645.00b06980@pop.kern.cc.ca.us> X-Sender: kvaughan@pop.kern.cc.ca.us X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 12:56:45 -0800 To: "Xianofeng . Duan MLBP CON" Subject: Re: CCL:mount zip/cdrom on linux? Cc: chemistry@ccl.net In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" At 01:31 PM 2/29/00 -0500, you wrote: >Dear CCLers: > We set up a linux to run G98. Frequently we need to trasfer input and >output files to zip disks. Since only root user has privilege to >mount/unmount zip/cdrom, now the question is: Are there are any ways for >a general user to do so without login to the root account? >I asked the same question on a linux forum, but so far there are no answers. I believe that you can add "users" and perhaps "auto" to the options part of the appropriate line in /etc/fstab. I'm uncertain, but the users might also have to be added to a certain group (disk or other?). I believe that "man fstab" may provide more information on this. Kenward ---------------------------------------------------- .'^~;,_ Dr. Kenward Vaughan ':,'~~~~~ Professor of Chemistry \;:/ Bakersfield College |,;| Bakersfield, CA 93305 / ', \ 661-395-4243 / o O \ kvaughan@bc.cc.ca.us (oOoOOoOo) ---========--- ???$$MM$$??? ----------------------------------------------------