Giving users access to CDROM
J Eric Townsend
jet at karazm.math.uh.edu
Mon Jul 1 12:56:28 AEST 1991
In article <JC.91Jun30161309 at condor.bu.edu> jc at raven.bu.edu (James Cameron) writes:
>System: SunOS 4.1.1 on SparcStation 2 with a CDROM
>Problem: The cdrom needs to be used by general users. However,
> mount and umount can only be used by root, regardless
> of the file attributes. So, can someone show me how
> to make simple setuid and setgid programs to solve
> such dilemma?
Why not either:
0. Use the automounter (I haven't tried it with cdrom, bt should work);
1. Leave the CD mounted all the time;
2. Buy a jukebox, they're only $1200 or so from Young Minds...
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