Nicolas Sahlqvist wrote:
On 10/15/07, Charles E Campbell Jr charles.e.campbell@nasa.gov wrote:
Hello!
Currently, whenever I attempt to umount /media/disk (or -1, etc), I either have to be user or have to have given the account sudo privileges. Since these "disks" are usually just flash-memory sticks, I'd really rather have the permission to umount them be given to users. The /etc/mtab shows the /media filesystems, /etc/fstab does not.
Thank you, Charles Campbell
Charles,
During a quick google session I found this feedback:
whats wrong with using the "su" command?
And after laughing for a while I found alternatives, udev rules:
http://www.reactivated.net/writing_udev_rules.html
You could also use a automounter approach, kernel patch or suid on a custom compiled mount command etc.
You could also just use sudo and give users permission to use mount as root.