Re: How to access loop-aes mounted vfat filesystem as non-root user- help required!

[Christian Kujau <evil@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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Phil H schrieb:
> HOWEVER it seems that if I do not put the line in
> /etc/fstab and instead try to mount -o with all the
> same options from the commandline, then I can only do
> that as root.
> 
> Is that correct?

yes.

think about it: *any* user would be using "-o" then and doing perhaps
nasty things. /etc/fstab is (hopefully) only writeable by root and *he*
determines the -o(ptions) to mount a certain filesystem.

my "man 8 mount" says:

(iii) Normally, only the superuser can mount file systems.  However, when
      fstab contains the user option on a line, anybody can mount the
      corresponding system.

...and when you "do not put the line in /etc/fstab", there is no "user"
option in fstab any more - hence only the superuser can mount it.

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BOFH excuse #57:

Groundskeepers stole the root password
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