Re: question

[Jonathan Lawson <C.J.Lawson@cranfield.ac.uk>]

On Sat, 24 Jan 1998 00:13:22 -0800 JJS wrote:

> From: JJS <jjs@fx2.com>
> Date: Sat, 24 Jan 1998 00:13:22 -0800
> Subject: question
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Cc: JJS@fx2.com
> 
> I have installed Linux. I am using the BASH shell. After installing the
> things using Dselect, I tried to mount my CD-rom drive using 
> mount -t iso9660 /hdc/device /cdrom
> I got an error message saying that mount can only be used by root. How do I
> fix this problem?

Hi,
    you have to 'as root' change the permissions of /dev/hdc and of /cdrom and set 
read/execute permisions on them 
chmod 555 "filename"
 check the manpages for chmod for the meaning and possibly exact syntax of the chmod 
command ..

Jonathan 



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