How do i access (mount, read & write) a floppy disk from the console, not being root?


 
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How do i access (mount, read & write) a floppy disk from the console, not being root?

welll, the title quite explains what i want to do

thanks for your time!
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Old 05-13-2005
What OS? Output of 'uname -a' would be a start...
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Old 05-13-2005
fedora core 3
i can't use the mount command if i'm not root
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can that be done?
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