"eject" command only works for root

From: Robert Storey (y2kbug_at_ms25.hinet.net)
Date: 07/31/03

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    Dear all,

    The "eject" command (which opens the CD tray) works as expected if I run
    it as root. But as a common user, typing "eject" on the command line
    brings up this error message:

      bob@sonic:~> eject
      eject: unable to find or open device for: `cdrom'

    I took a look at the permissions for "eject":

      bob@sonic:~> ls -l /usr/bin/eject
      -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 14332 Apr 25 2001 /usr/bin/eject

    Common users can mount/unmount the drive - this is from /etc/fstab:

       /dev/cdrom /cdrom iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0
      0

    So I'm perplexed as to what is preventing common users from being able
    to open the drive with the "eject" command.

    regards,
    Robert 

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