Re: How to disable automatic mounting of CDROM?

[Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com>]

On Sunday 04 October 2015 16:17:24 Richard Owlett wrote:
> Lisi Reisz wrote:
> > On Sunday 04 October 2015 15:41:37 Richard Owlett wrote:
> >> It may address the
> >> one thing I've found most annoying while trying to move to Linux.
> >> Users [*PLURAL*] and Groups [*PLURAL*] may make sense in a
> >> universe of mainframes. Not so much in a setting where only one
> >> individual has access.
> >
> > It makes sense in lots of situations, real life ones for schools,
> > colleges, workplaces, families, single users attached to the Internet. 
> > You can always achieve what you seem to want by always running as root. 
> > So LInux can do what you want fine.  Let it also do what others
> > want/need.
>
> I don't always wish to "swat flies with 100mm cannon".
> Or as old saying cautions "When all you have is a hammer,
> everything looks like a nail."

Then stop moaning.  Linux is a multi-user operating system.  It always has 
been.  Why should it change totally to suit you?  And anyway, root access is 
what you are saying you want.  So why not use it?  What disadvantages would 
it have in your scenario?  You want "everyone" to be able to do everything.

Lisi