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  1. Bug #13131
  2. Comment #23

Comment 23 for bug 13131

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In , Andreas Barth (aba) wrote : Re: Bug#296201: mount: unprivileged user can mount partition without updating mtab

* Tyler MacDonald (<email address hidden>) [050224 00:25]:
> > It is still not proven that this error can be reproduced w/o using root
> > privileges -
>
> To repo - I have done this *4* times now:
>
> - Get a cdrom with "user" mount permissions in fstab.
>
> - Put a cd in the tray. Leave the tray open so you have some extra
> time.
>
> - Open two terminals.
>
> - In terminal #1, type "killall -9 mount", but do not press enter.

Can a normal user kill mount, or do you need superuser privileges for
that?

Cheers,
Andi
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