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Linux Mount a USB flash or pen drive as a normal user
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24-06-2006, 12:40 AM
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Linux Mount a USB flash or pen drive as a normal user
New user often gets confused with Linux security permissions. Simple mounting of a USB flash drive as a normal user (non-root) can be hard task.
Truth: The mount command can be issued only as the root user. Solution: Give permission to normal user to mount a USB pen or flash drive. #1: Create a directory Code:
# mkdir /mnt/usbpen Code:
# fdisk -l Disk /dev/hdb: 80.0 GB, 80060424192 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9733 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hdb1 * 1 2432 19535008+ 83 Linux /dev/hdb2 2433 2554 979965 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/hdb3 2555 6202 29302560 83 Linux /dev/hdb4 6203 9733 28362757+ 5 Extended /dev/hdb5 6203 9733 28362726 83 Linux Disk /dev/sda: 256 MB, 256901120 bytes 8 heads, 62 sectors/track, 1011 cylinders Units = cylinders of 496 * 512 = 253952 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 1 1011 250697 b W95 FAT32 In the above output, /dev/sda1 is my flash drive. #3: Open /etc/fstab file Append following line: Code:
/dev/sda1 /mnt/usbpen auto noauto,user,rw,exec 0 0 Code:
$ mount /mnt/usbflash 
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26-06-2006, 07:21 PM
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Nice work. Good for all newbie out there
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