Use of Mount Floppy and Mount CDROM functions

[Edscott Wilson García]

On Mié 13 Mar 2002 10:01, Collins wrote:
> 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?

It should work. At least it does with redhat boxes.
$ ls -l /dev/fd0
brw-rw----    1 edscott  floppy     2,   0 Dec 28 10:34 /dev/fd0

And when I log out it goes back to root. I suppose it has to do with the "b" 
in the mode. 

Sorry I don't know much more about how it works.

Edscott