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UNIX - mount: only root can do that

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I need to allow a non-root user to mount/unmount a device. I am a total noob when it comes to UNIX, so please dumb it down for me. I've been looking all over teh interwebz to find an answer and it seems everyone is giving the same one, which is to modify to include that device with the option (or ,…

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$ mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/sdcard

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Fix for: UNIX - mount: only root can do that

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When mounting a volume as a regular user, you only need to provide the mount point name, i.e.: The file provides the device that will be used.

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