Use of Mount Floppy and Mount CDROM functions

[Collins]

On Wed, 13 Mar 2002 21:12:29 -0600 Edscott Wilson García
<edscott at imp.mx> wrote:> On Mié 13 Mar 2002 09:29, Collins wrote:
> > I can easily control most restricted functions by su in a terminal,
> > then perform the function.  Is there any way to envelope the Mount
> > Floppy and CDROM functions such that the functions work for a
> > non-root user?
> >
> > If not, what use are these functions, since not many people are
> > going to run xfce as root?
> 
> They work for non root users too, but the non root user must own the
> console. I have no idea how it works, but if the non-root user is the
> first one who logs into the console, then /dev/fd0 and /dev/cdrom
> appear as owned by that user and then the xfmount works fine.
> 
> If you log in from a remote machine, then the only way for it to work
> is for the non-root user to have an open login at the console. I
> presume kde and gnome work the same way, but I can't vouch for it. 
> 

What does this mean "login at the console"?  I only have a local setup,
and my non-root user collins is the only user logged in.

Is there perhaps a group ownership that makes this functionality
available?

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Collins Richey - Denver Area
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