Re: Ownership of cdrom devices
From: [KS] (lists04_at_fastmail.fm)
Date: 08/19/05
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Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 22:34:51 -0400 To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
smsiebe@gmail.com wrote:
> On Thursday 18 August 2005 03:23 am, [KS] wrote:
>
>>
>>$ ls -l /dev/hdc
>>brw-rw---- 1 root floppy 22, 0 2005-08-15 15:28 /dev/hdc
>>
>>$ ls -l /dev/hdd
>>brw-rw---- 1 root floppy 22, 64 2005-08-15 15:28 /dev/hdd
>>
>
> It is default for media to be mounted as root. Try seeing if your user is
> added to the 'cdrom' group (groups user_name). If not, add each user that
> you want to have access to the cdrom without having to mount root.
>
> Alternativly, you can add 'user' to the options in /etc/fstab and reboot.
>
> If this doesn't help, please let me know.
>
> Steve
>
>
I am in the cdrom group and in the floppy group too. But the wierd thing
is why the /dev/hdc (cdrw) and /dev/hdd (dvdrw) have a group ownership
of floppy! I saw something related to this in debian bugs. Will update
if it is relevant.
/KS
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