Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!menudo.uh.edu!karazm.math.uh.edu!jet From: jet@karazm.math.uh.edu (J Eric Townsend) Subject: Re: Giving users access to CDROM Message-ID: <1991Jul1.025628.6435@menudo.uh.edu> Sender: usenet@menudo.uh.edu (USENET News System) Nntp-Posting-Host: karazm.math.uh.edu Organization: University of Houston -- Department of Mathematics References: Distribution: comp Date: Mon, 1 Jul 1991 02:56:28 GMT In article jc@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@uh.edu - bitnet: jet@UHOU - vox: (713) 749-2126 Systems Wrangler, University of Houston Department of Mathematics Skate UNIX! (curb fault: skater dumped) PowerGlove mailing list: glove-list-request@karazm.math.uh.edu