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LFCS · Question #791

To allow a regular user account to mount and unmount a filesystem (for instance, a cdrom or floppy), which of the following options will need to be added to the corresponding line in /etc/fstab?

The correct answer is C. user. To allow a regular user to mount and unmount a filesystem, the user option must be added to the corresponding entry in /etc/fstab.

Submitted by lukas.cz· Apr 18, 2026Storage Management

Question

To allow a regular user account to mount and unmount a filesystem (for instance, a cdrom or floppy), which of the following options will need to be added to the corresponding line in /etc/fstab?

Options

  • Anouidchk
  • Balluser
  • Cuser
  • Dauto

How the community answered

(17 responses)
  • C
    94% (16)
  • D
    6% (1)

Why each option

To allow a regular user to mount and unmount a filesystem, the `user` option must be added to the corresponding entry in `/etc/fstab`.

Anouidchk

`nouidchk` is an NFS mount option related to UID checking, not to enabling regular users to mount local filesystems.

Balluser

`alluser` is not a valid or recognized mount option for `/etc/fstab` to allow user mounting.

CuserCorrect

The `user` option in `/etc/fstab` grants any regular user the ability to mount and subsequently unmount the specified filesystem, typically used for removable media devices like CD-ROMs or USB drives.

Dauto

`auto` ensures the filesystem is mounted automatically at boot or with `mount -a`, but it does not confer permissions for regular users to manually mount or unmount it.

Concept tested: Linux fstab user mount option

Source: https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man5/fstab.5.html

Topics

#/etc/fstab#mounting#user permissions#filesystems

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