exec option of mount command

rohit83.ken · 01-01-2008, 12:33 PM

i have downloaded an ".iso "file which has binary executables
i want to mount that iso file using mount command and its exec option?

how can i use that exec option with the mount command?

$mount exec -o iso file /mnt/iso doesnt work

prethanks to helper

tommytomthms5 · 01-01-2008, 12:39 PM

sudo mount -t iso9660 -o exec /path/to/file /media/blah

try that after fixing the fake paths i used

alexander_bosakov · 01-01-2008, 01:11 PM

There is a little omission in the above - when you mount an image, it's done via loop device, which you have to specify as an option. So the correct command is:

mount -t iso9660 -o loop=/path/to/loopN -o exec /path/to/file /media/blah

where /path/to/loopN is most often "/dev/loopN" or "/dev/loop/N", N=0..

tommytomthms5 · 01-01-2008, 01:17 PM

ooohhh ok you learn things everyday thank you for pointing it out

Uncle_Theodore · 01-01-2008, 01:24 PM

Usually, you don't have to specify the loop device explicitely, though.
mount -o loop,exec <filename>.iso <mount_point>
should work just fine.

tommytomthms5 · 01-01-2008, 01:26 PM

well yea i figured that out.....