{"id":4129,"date":"2023-02-08T15:42:29","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T10:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/?p=4129"},"modified":"2023-02-08T15:42:29","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T10:12:29","slug":"freebsd-allow-normal-users-to-mount-cdroms-dvds-usb-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/freebsd-allow-normal-users-to-mount-cdroms-dvds-usb-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"FreeBSD Allow Normal Users To Mount CDROMs\/DVDs\/USB Devices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In FreeBSD, you can allow normal users to mount CDROMs, DVDs, and USB devices by adding them to the <code>operator<\/code> group. The <code>operator<\/code> group is automatically granted the ability to mount removable devices.<\/p>\n<p>To add a user to the <code>operator<\/code> group, use the <code>pw<\/code> utility as follows:<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-cpp\">sudo pw groupmod <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">operator<\/span> -m &lt;username&gt;<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Where <code>&lt;username&gt;<\/code> is the name of the user you want to add to the <code>operator<\/code> group. 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