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Re: Base-passwd issues



Scott Ellis <storm@gate.net> writes:

> On Wed, 18 Mar 1998, Marco d'Itri wrote:
> 
> > On Mar 18, Galen Hazelwood <galenh@apexxtech.com> wrote:
> > 
> >  >No packages actually ever used dos.  I suppose it was originally there
> >  >for dosemu, but it never actually used it.  Nobody complained when I
> >  >suggested removing it.  What were you using it for, and why can't you
> >  >use something else?
> > It's needed for mounting dos file systems:
> > /dev/hda1       /dosc   umsdos   user,noexec,nodev,nosuid,rw,noauto,uid=0,gid=35,umask=007 0 0
> 
> Note USEFUL, not NEEDED.  You can easily create your own dos group outside
> the 0-99 range if you want.

You don't need it at all...

/dev/hda1  /dosc  usdos user,noexec,nodev,nosuid,rw  0 0

All other options is irrelevant...

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