Unable to mount cd under user account

Hotfeet · 03-28-2005, 02:57 PM

I have no clue what to do with this. While under root, it auto-mounts cd's with no problem at all. But when I'm logged into my user account, it won't mount at all. After running the mount command, even under superuser, I get

Code:

mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hdc,
       or too many mounted file systems

I've checked permissions, and they're alright. I've added the user to the different user groups (yes, I have added it to the cdrom group), as suggested by other people. I'm running a Sarge install, 2.6.8-1-386 kernel, on an Averatec 3200 laptop. Here's my fstab:

Code:

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
proc            /proc           proc    defaults        0       0
/dev/hda2       /               ext3    defaults,errors=remount-ro 0       1
/dev/hdc        /media/cdrom    iso9660 ro,user,noauto  0       0
/dev/hdc        /cdrom          iso9660 ro,user,noauto  0       0
/dev/hda1 /mnt/windows ntfs ro,user,umask=000 0 0

[EDIT] Forgot to add what commands I used to try and mount it...

mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdc /media/cdrom
mount /media/cdrom
mount /dev/hdc

All came out with the same result.

[EDIT 2] Removing one of the two fstab entries comes out with the same effect.

APB_4 · 03-28-2005, 03:12 PM

Add the group you want to the visudoers file with something like this:
visudo
%group ALL=NOPASSWD: /sbin/mount /cdrom,/sbin/umount /cdrom
then just type mount /cdrom as a user. You might have to type sudo mount /cdrom until you have rebooted.
Good luck

short101 · 03-28-2005, 03:13 PM

try removing the /media/cdrom line and see how you go. Why is there two lines for the cd player?

Hotfeet · 03-28-2005, 03:15 PM

I've tried removing one line at a time, and it still doesn't work. I'm not sure why there's two entries, that's just how the installer put it and I didn't want to mess with it too much.

initialdrifteg6 · 03-28-2005, 03:22 PM

have you tried to go under system->user and groups...

under the last tab add CDROM to that user

Hotfeet · 03-28-2005, 03:30 PM

Yes, I have added my user the cdrom group.

I'm really not sure what to do with visudoers, I don't have it installed, and looking on their website I don't even have a /etc/sudoers file.

fripper · 03-28-2005, 03:31 PM

/dev/hdc /media/cdrom iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0
Try putting a 0(zero)after /media/cdrom,it needs an identifier.
My fstab entry is: /dev/hdc /media/cdrom0 iso9660

Hotfeet · 03-28-2005, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by fripper
/dev/hdc /media/cdrom iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0
Try putting a 0(zero)after /media/cdrom,it needs an identifier.
My fstab entry is: /dev/hdc /media/cdrom0 iso9660

The folder it's mounting to doesn't have a 0, it's just /media/cdrom, so no, I don't need a zero on it.

APB_4 · 03-28-2005, 03:36 PM

have you tried running visudo? Just type visudo into a terminal as root

Hotfeet · 03-28-2005, 03:37 PM

Visudo isn't recognized as a command, nor is there a /etc/sudoers file, which is what visudo is designed to edit, from what I can see.

fripper · 03-28-2005, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Hotfeet
The folder it's mounting to doesn't have a 0, it's just /media/cdrom, so no, I don't need a zero on it.

Well that would make sense

APB_4 · 03-28-2005, 03:49 PM

Quote:

or too many mounted file systems

having two mount points for one device is probably the cause of it get rid of one and reboot and see if that works.

Hotfeet · 03-28-2005, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by APB_4
having two mount points for one device is probably the cause of it get rid of one and reboot and see if that works.

I already mentioned that I'd tried this, it didn't work.

APB_4 · 03-28-2005, 03:56 PM

Did you reboot after changing it though?

Dead Parrot · 03-28-2005, 04:09 PM

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mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdc /media/cdrom
mount /media/cdrom
mount /dev/hdc

Have you checked that you actually have /dev/hdc and /media/cdrom ?