mount: Not a directory

fof3 · 07-11-2006, 06:02 PM

I tried to mount /cdrom and got:
'mount: Not a directory'

drwxrwsr-x 2 root cdrom 1.0K 2006-07-11 18:08 cdrom

hebrews:/$ file cdrom/
cdrom/: setgid directory

/etc/fstab
<file sys> /dev/cdrom
<mount point> /cdrom
<type> <options>
iso9660 ro,user,noauto
<dump> <pass>
0 0

alunduil · 07-11-2006, 06:08 PM

Is that your whole fstab? I hope not, but if you have it set up like that it's no wonder it isn't working.

Here is my entry for the cdrom from my fstab:

Code:

/dev/hdc                /mnt/cdrom      auto            noauto,user,ro0 0

Regards,

Alunduil

fof3 · 07-11-2006, 06:18 PM

No.
I had tried changing hdc to cdrom.

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
#/dev/sda3 / ext2 errors=remount-ro 0 1

/dev/sdb2 / ext2 errors=remount-ro 0 1

#/dev/sda2 /boot ext2 defaults 0 0

/dev/sdb1 /boot ext2 defaults 0 0

proc /proc proc defaults 0 0

/dev/fd0 /floppy auto user,noauto,rw 0 0

#/dev/hdc /cdrom iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0
/dev/cdrom /cdrom iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0

#/dev/sda6 /var ext3 defaults 0 2
/dev/sdb5 /var ext3 defaults 0 2

#/dev/sda7 /usr ext3 defaults 0 2
/dev/sdb6 /usr ext3 defaults 0 2

#/dev/sda8 /home ext3 defaults 0 2
/dev/sdb7 /home ext3 defaults 0 2

none /proc/bus/usb usbfs defaults 0 0

fof3 · 07-11-2006, 06:51 PM

I found the problem.
I was trying to mount a disk that contained encrypted system back-up data. I tried mounting an old back-up disc, and there was no problem. I redid the backup on a new disk; and now mount works fine.

alunduil · 07-11-2006, 06:52 PM

What is the output of

Code:

ls /cdrom

?

Regards,

Alunduil

alunduil · 07-11-2006, 06:53 PM

What timing my post had, anyway I'm glad you got it figured out.

Regards,

Alunduil

drkstr · 07-11-2006, 06:59 PM

I'm not positive, but maybe it doesn't like having the gid bit set on the directory? As a test, try removing it and creating a regular directory and see if it helps.

regards,
...drkstr