Automounting external USB so as not required by root

[Mike McCarty]

Ferindo Middleton Jr wrote:
> I have an external USB drive. For some reason, it is not accessible to 
> anyone using the machine unless root mounts it first. Default 
> configuration of my system doesn't allow apparently anyone else to mount 
> the drive but root. How do I change this so that device is mounted 
> automatically and is accessible to anyone using the system by default?
> 
> Ferindo
> 

Here's my entry in /etc/fstab (for FC2) which works the way
you described (edited to fit the line).

/dev/sda1 /mnt/usb auto    noauto,user,exec 0 0

You probably want to use something other than /mnt/usb as your
mount point. I have mine set not to auto mount, so you probably
want to remove the "noauto". To find out about the switches
available in that line, check "man mount".

Mike
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