On Mon, 6 Oct 1997, Remco Blaakmeer wrote:
> There already is a solution to this. There is a group named 'floppy' you > can use for this. If only users that are in the 'floppy' group (and root) > can (u)mount the floppy device and only users that are logged in at the > console are in group 'floppy', I think your problem is solved. > > Here is how to do this: > > In /etc/login.defs, add the group 'floppy' to the value of the > 'CONSOLE_GROUPS' variable. I think it is there by default, but I am not > sure. Now, execute these commands as root: > # cd /dev > # chown root.floppy fd* > # chmod 660 fd* > > Now, if somebody logs in at the console he/she is in group 'floppy' (check > this with the 'groups' command) and a user that is not logged in from the > console has no access to the floppy drive (check this, too). > Thanks ! It really works, however there is another small problem. I'm maintaining two debian systems, and "/etc/login.defs" exists only in one of them (the one with installed shadow passwords). Is the existence of /etc/login.defs associated with shadow passwords system? How to install shadow passwords on "living" debian linux? Regards Wojtek Zabolotny -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .