[clug-talk] [SPAM] Re: [SPAM] mounting question

[Gustin Johnson]

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Shawn wrote:
> I'm trying to execute the following command in a script:
> 
> mount -t cifs -o username=$user,password=$pass //192.168.0.14/c$
> $MOUNTDIR/remote
> 
> I'm getting told that only root can do this.  The local directory in
> question is owned by my user account, and I need to run the script as
> that user - not as root.
> 
> I'm trying to remove the need to use sudo and/or enter passwords here to
> help automate things....
> 
> Sooo, what am I missing?  Does my user account need to be added to a
> group so it can use mount?

Your user needs to be root to use mount.  Otherwise look at using a
NOPASSWD directive by configuring sudo (using visudo or some other
utility) so that your user does not need a password to use sudo with mount.
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