On Feb 25, 2007, at 9:09 PM, Billie Erin Walsh wrote:
Hogwash!
If I need access to something on a floppy drive why should I need to be "root" to get access?
If I need to shut down MY computer for some reason why do I need root access?
If I had a company and one of my employees needed something off a floppy I would hate to think they would have to wait hours for IT to get around to getting them access. It might just mean the difference in a sale or not.
I can appreciate the need for "some" of the access restrictions in unix like systems. Mostly they are used in a business situation. You don't want every jack leg in the place screwing with the company system. I am not in an office/company situation. I'm in a home computer situation. I'm the only person that ever touches this computer. There should be some "switch" somewhere that will allow for home use.
Some things do need root access. Most everyday things should not. Access to information on other drives is not one that should be hindered.
I see it sort of like the government interference in our everyday lives. If I'm driving in a reckless manner, that's their business, I'm endangering others. If I want to hit myself in the head repeatedly with a ball bat, that's my business. I'm not hurting anyone but myself. [ I know bad analogy - it's late for me and I have to get up EARLY so I'm in a hurry.
sudo mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom Just put this in your /etc/sudoers file .. username ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL Note: replace username with your username This way you can keep the security of not letting anyone else do things they shouldn't. You do have to be root to edit the /etc/ sudoers file, so it's not like just anyone can add things to it. So this should work for your purposes. - Ben -- "We should forgive our enemies. But not before they are hanged." Heinrich Heine -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org