>>>>> On Mon, Nov 07, 2016 at 06:11:50AM -0600, Richard Owlett wrote: >>>>>> *HOWEVER* parted requires root privileges. That is not acceptable. >>>>>> Suggestions? >>>>>> TIA Futzing with partitions is the admin's job. fdisk also want's root (or sudo). You want some user poking around in the disk(s)? -- Glenn English