Tim <ignored_mailbox(a)yahoo.com.au> writes:
Allegedly, on or about 06 July 2014, lee sent:
> Why would anyone but root be allowed to mount something?
Because *I* put a CD, DVD, USB drive, into *my* computer, logged in as
*myself*...
That doesn't mean that you should be allowed to mount it when you're not
root. And your computer doesn't know /who/ added some media, does it.
If I have to be root, or gain root privileges, to do such a basic
requirement, these days, then security is being busted by either knowing
the root password, or being allowed to use my own password for such a
hazardous thing.
Security is more likely to be busted by users carelessly mounting file
systems than it is by users knowing the passwords for their computers,
unless busted intentionally.
Anyway, I wonder why the OP doesn't just mount the camera as usual. It
seemed to be mountable.
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