Mount: Only root can do that

[nextgen]

I want to allow regular users on my computer to be able to mount but every time a regular user tries they get a message: "Mount: Only root can do that". How do I allow regular users to mount?

thanks

[Cabhan]

Regular users can only mount filesystems that are declared in the /etc/fstab file. You need to include the "user" option in the fourth column. This allows a normal user to mount the filesystem, and then only that user (or root) to unmount it.

[nextgen]

Where do I add it, in what entery? I tried to put it in every one but im still getting the same error. This is my fstab file:

/dev/mapper/VolGroup-lv_root /                       ext4    defaults        1 1
UUID=ab4c2ad2-c402-4455-bfe4-96784ff67522 /boot                   ext4    defaults        1 2
/dev/mapper/VolGroup-lv_swap swap                    swap    defaults        0 0
tmpfs                   /dev/shm                tmpfs   defaults        0 0
devpts                  /dev/pts                devpts  gid=5,mode=620  0 0
sysfs                   /sys                    sysfs   defaults        0 0
proc                    /proc                   proc    defaults        0 0

Thanks

[Cabhan]

What filesystem are you trying to mount? For example, you could do:

/dev/sdb1    /mnt/usb_key    auto    defaults,noauto,user    0    0

[nextgen]

I am trying to mount a folder that is on my NFS server to a folder on my NFS client machine. They a both using linux.

[m_vibin]

I am trying to mount a folder that is on my NFS server to a folder on my NFS client machine. They a both using linux.

NFSServer:/home /mnt nfs rw,hard,intr,user 0 0

[nextgen]

Thanks.

One more question, what command do I use to execute all of the automatic mounts in the /etc/fstab file?

Thanks

[sgosnell]

sudo mount -a

Everything in fstab is automatically mounted at boot, but if you want to mount it all without rebooting, you can use mount.