Giving users access to CDROM

[James Cameron]

>>>>> On 1 Jul 91 02:56:28 GMT, jet at karazm.math.uh.edu (J Eric Townsend) said:


|> 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...

|> --
|> J. Eric Townsend - jet at uh.edu - bitnet: jet at UHOU - vox: (713) 749-2126

	All the above solution do not work (I don't think the automounter
	does, but i have not tried it yet) simply because my users
	need the ability to use multiple cd's. It is *not* solely for
	playing music.

James

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