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- From: brent@spss.com (Brent Lambert)
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- Subject: Re: non-root mount
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- Date: 17 Dec 92 16:58:11 GMT
- References: <BzCsyy.KBx@rivm.nl>
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- In article <BzCsyy.KBx@rivm.nl>, derko@rivm.nl (derko drukker z-09) writes:
- > Hello,
- >
- > Does anyone know how to have non-root users use the mount command
- > as more and more users have their own cd-rom connected to their
- > workstation ?
- >
- > Derko Drukker
- > E-mail: derko@rivm.nl
-
- In a not very security-conscious environment, I used a setuid shell script.
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- A more secure alternative is to use sudo or a similar tool to selectively
- allow root permissions for specific commands and users.
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