by lor.. » Thu, 03 Jun 1999 04:00:00
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by David L. Courtne » Sun, 06 Jun 1999 04:00:00
> This is probably a rather silly question, but I am rather new to the
> UNIX administration world. I recently had to patch up my SGI IRIX 6.5
> machine and reboot it. Since doing so I have not been able to mount the
> programs that I need from other computers. When I try to mount other
> machines (or unmount the ones I have mounted) I get told "insufficient
> privilege." Can anyone tell me what this means?
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>>>>A question back: Are you logged in as "root"?
1. mount error: mount only root can mount /dev/cdrom on cdrom
"That should do it. I hope this was not to long an explaination, but
"I want you to have a fell for what you are doing before doing it.
"Now as to why...
"Most multitasking multiuser Operation system do not let users
"access the mount command. Linux makes it possible for users
"to use the command, but doesn't give the privilage to automatically.
"Root has to set the priv on a per device basis.
... oh wow. that was great. thanks ...
"it's not what you see ,
but in stead notice."
http://www.aniota.com/~twhite
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5. mount error: mount only root can mount /dev/cdrom on cdrom
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7. mount: mount point /media/cdrom0 does not exist
9. Mounting timeout on NFS mount
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12. CD-ROM mount needs source <--> source needs CD-ROM mount
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