Mounting floppies

[Lawrence V. Cipriani]

In article <2350 at cbnews.ATT.COM> lvc at cbnews.ATT.COM (Lawrence V. Cipriani) writes:
>Something similar to this is in *some* versions of UNIX(tm).  The set[ug]id
>bits are ignored on exec, opens on block or character devices are failed, and
>copying a set[ug]id file on such a file system would clear the s[ug]id bits.
>This is applicable on a file system basis, not just for floppies.  I hope
>it is in UNIX SVR4.

I should have said that the list of users allowed to mount what file systems
is stored in a file somewhere in /etc.  This prevents the problem of mounting
a floppy with a password file that someone mentioned.

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Larry Cipriani, AT&T Network Systems, Columbus OH,
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