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Mounting removable drives without root privilege

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Removable drives can be mounted by root onto any directory. Generally, they should not be automounted at startup because they are not always connected.  
 
Removable drives can be mounted by root onto any directory. Generally, they should not be automounted at startup because they are not always connected.  
  
For information on mounting a usb stick see [[USB drives]].  
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For information on mounting a usb stick see [[USB storage]].  
 
To enable users (non-root) to mount/unmount a removable drive, see [[http://www.caia.swin.edu.au/reports/041130A/]].
 
To enable users (non-root) to mount/unmount a removable drive, see [[http://www.caia.swin.edu.au/reports/041130A/]].

Revision as of 13:45, 28 February 2006

Removable drives can be mounted by root onto any directory. Generally, they should not be automounted at startup because they are not always connected.

For information on mounting a usb stick see USB storage. To enable users (non-root) to mount/unmount a removable drive, see [[1]].

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