Creating a mount point involves editing /etc/fstab, and adding an entry for
the mount point you wish to have. A typical cdrom entry might look like this:
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660
ro,nosuid,noauto,exec,user,nodev 0 0
Mounting your cdrom is simply a matter of typing:
mount /dev/cdrom
Once this command is entered, you will have access to your cdrom through
the /mnt/cdrom directory. To unmount, simply type:
umount cdrom
You can't eject your cd until you unmount the device. The exception here
is, if you have the automount daemon running on your system, it will
automatically detect when you place a cd in the drive, and mount it for
you. It will also allow you to automatically unmount the device when you
eject the cd.
Dave
At 06:11 AM 02/06/2001 +0000, you wrote:
>hey there,
> i was wondering what the difference is between mounting my cd-rom
> drive, and creating a mount point for it. and i was wondering if you
> could tell me how to create a moint point for it. thanks alot
>
>mike
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