[aclug-L] Re: administrator, user, other dumbterms

[bert <bert@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 23 Apr 2000, Jeff wrote:

> The one difference I see between your fstabs and mine is that mine
> have a specific fstype instead of 'auto':
> 
> /dev/fd0                /mnt/floppy    ext2  noauto,user 0 0
> /dev/fd0                /mnt/dosflop   msdos noauto,user 0 0
> 
> Something to try.
 
thank you. i'll try it.

> 
> Random idea popped into my head: are these msdos-fomratted
> diskettes? And if so, do you have msdos compiled into the kernel
> or as a module?

thanks, i'll check how it's compiled.

i'm starting to think that fdmount is building a tmp file
and the user doesn't get the proper setuid.

but i'm not sure what should be proper -- if i give the user
setuid root, isn't that a security issue?

anywho, i've got a couple of new directions. thanks. 

 


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