>I don't have any experience with zip drives in Linux, but I suspect that
>the "user" option in mount will let non-root users mount your zip
>drive. Here's the entry for my cd-rom in /etc/fstab which allows all
>users to mount cds:
>
>/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto,ro,user
>0 0
>Hidong
This is correct. The "user" option is what does it.
But, if you are saving data on the disks as MessyDOS files, then use
the mtools suite of programs to access the disk. No mounting necessary.
Use the zip disk as if it were a floppy. Do a "man mtools" for details.
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