how to view contents of cd

Synth218 · 05-25-2003, 03:53 PM

hi all im running slack 9 on my box and ok i wanna know how to make a desktop link to the contents of any cdrom.... like i wanna create a directory called cdrom on my desktop that displays the contents of a cdrom how would i do that.... when i try to use the right click and choose make cdrom/dvd device it gives me some error bout not having access to it that only root user can mount and unmount and when i created my user i made sure to give it all the privllages so any help would be greatly appraicted....thanx
synth

Proud · 05-25-2003, 03:58 PM

Quote:

when i created my user i made sure to give it all the privllages

Well that was a stupid thing to do. The idea is you dont use an all powerful account with a graphical interface, or even for any normal account, as one slip and *beeeep* you've flat-lined your system. Plus all processes started by you run with the same powers too... even malicious code which you accidentally run due to, say, a browser flaw/exploit.

Post the contents of your /etc/fstab.

MasterC · 05-25-2003, 04:09 PM

A little harsh don't ya think Proud?

They could possibly mean by "I gave all permissions" that they just didn't restrict the user...

Assuming you didn't give your user all the abilities root has you can still mount up your cdrom by adding things to /etc/fstab entry(ies) to allow your users to mount specific drives.

Be aware that Slackware doesn't (by default) setup SuperMount/Automount so you will still need to mount the devices before viewing files on them, umount them when ready to eject them.

Cool

Proud · 05-25-2003, 04:14 PM

He's still fresh and impressionable now, plus the wounds will heal

Synth218 · 05-25-2003, 04:16 PM

yeah i sorta figured it out on my own but here's the contents of my /etc/fstab like u wanted :
/***********************************************************************************
/dev/hda1 / ext2 defaults 1 1
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto,owner,ro 0 0
/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto noauto,owner 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
***********************************************************************************/
any problems... any input appraiacted
synth

MasterC · 05-25-2003, 04:53 PM

Change:
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto,owner,ro 0 0
To:
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto,users,owner,ro 0 0

Cool

Synth218 · 05-25-2003, 06:14 PM

alrighty ive changed that is there anything else wrong or anything else i need to change??? if not thanx for all the help everyone
synth

MasterC · 05-25-2003, 06:34 PM

That should do it... Assuming you can now type:
mount /mnt/cdrom
As a user and then are able to browse your CD's.

Cool