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Old 29th February 2012
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Default vnconfig .. for non-root users

Hello there !

I don't know why I still can't mount isos via vnconfig , unless by sudoing .. while I can mount devices as a user ..

I own the file an folder and I mount them as described in the man :

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$ sudo vnconfig vnd0 ~/isos/isofile.iso    
$ sudo mount -t cd9660 /dev/vnd0c ~/isomounts
I wonder if there anything I need to set up in sysctl.conf .. or does kern.usermount=1 suffice ?
do I have to "chown me vnd0c" ? (well I did in fact) .. I still have to sudo ..
Help appreciated .. thanks ..
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mount and vnconfig are separate functions. Only mount can be configured to be executed by a normal user. If you wish to have vnconfig run in a single command, consider using your shell's alias tool.
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I've just read your post again. You will be able to mount as a user if the user has r/w access to /dev/vnd* nodes.

From mount(8) --highlight mine:
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...Only the superuser may
mount file systems unless kern.usermount is nonzero (see sysctl(8)), the
special device is readable and writeable by the user attempting the
mount, and the mount point node is owned by the user attempting the
mount.
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thanks Jgimmi ..
I've already chowned myself /dev/vnd0 and chmoded 770 the isofile ..
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sorry .. I also have a similar question :
How can I mount .bin images under OpenBSD ?
I have no clue .. no man page ..
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There are many different uses for the ".bin" file type, so you will actually have to determine what program wrote it. If this is a Mac .bin, you will not be able to use it, if CDRwin .bin, you might be able to treat it as an .iso file.

Do some Googling.
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I guess it was made on/for windows platform
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