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Re: user can't mount loop device...



> dwarf@dwarf:~$ mkdir ./image
> dwarf@dwarf:~$ dd if=/dev/zero of=./pkg.img bs=1024 count=100
> 100+0 records in
> 100+0 records out
> dwarf@dwarf:~$ losetup /dev/loop6 ./pkg.img
> bash: losetup: command not found
Try /sbin/losetup
> dwarf@dwarf:~$ su
> Password:
> dwarf:/home/dwarf# losetup /dev/loop6 ./pkg.img
> dwarf:/home/dwarf# exit
> exit
> dwarf@dwarf:~$ mke2fs ./pkg.img
> bash: mke2fs: command not found
Try /sbin/mke2fs
> dwarf@dwarf:~$ su
> Password:
> dwarf:/home/dwarf# mke2fs ./pkg.img
> mke2fs 1.19, 13-Jul-2000 for EXT2 FS 0.5b, 95/08/09
> ./pkg.img is not a block special device.
> Proceed anyway? (y,n)
> 
> And works.
> 
> Looks like you were working as root...

/sbin is not in the default user path.  It does not mean a normal user
cannot run those commands, only that they are system utilities.

-Neal

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